<p>So many won’t post here because these aren’t the favorite schools of the posers on CC who only want to discuss Ivy’s and engineering. Blah, blah, blah. They discuss geography, financial aid and school size since there really aren’t other perceptible differences between those presumptively elite colleges.<br>
Notwithstanding, your group doesn’t betray much difference either. LMU doesn’t really offer much by way of post-graduate umph. Neither really does Pepperdine unless you are into Bible thumping. Santa Clara offers more traditional bang for the college buck. Good luck.</p>
<p>Pepperdine is definitely the best choice for business. It has a respected graduate school of business (Graziadio). My friends at Pepperdine recently got a job at Ernst and Young (accounting major) and Disney (business administration major, accounting minor)</p>
<p>I still think even if you’re an undergraduate in business, you should go to Pepperdine. That’s because you can choose to go to that school for graduate too, and in my opinion it would be a lot easier to get in as you’re familiar with how the school works.</p>
<p>Santa Clara’s business school is unranked whereas Pepperdine is ranked 96.</p>
<p>Businessweek ranks Santa Clara’s undergrad business program 35th in the nation, the 3rd highest rank for a California school, behind Cal and USC. The focus on teaching, the small classes, the incredible new facilities, and the connection to Silicon Valley through the alumni network can’t be beat. As an alum, I’m biased, but the Silicon Valley connection shouldn’t be underestimated. I understand that more IPO’s in the US have been led by Santa Clara alumni in the C-suite than any other university.</p>