For the sixth consecutive year, Azusa Pacific University secured a place in year's Top 25 of U.S.News & World Report's 2007 America's Best Colleges Western Universities-Master's classification, ranking 15th in a two-way tie. According to Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, APU ranked number 10 in the nation in awarding the most master's degrees to Hispanics. In addition, The Princeton Review included APU among the 123 colleges in the 2007 Best in the West category.

For the first year, Azusa Pacific University secured a place in the most prestigious category of national universities in U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2008 rankings. Previously, APU was ranked in the top 25 schools within the Western Universities-Master’s category, enjoying prominent placement and recognition for outstanding first-year and service-learning programs.

Azusa Pacific University is located in the San Gabriel Valley community of Azusa, 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

APU attracts students who are committed to personal, intellectual, and spiritual growth. Applicants must evidence appreciation for the standards and spirit of the university and exhibit moral character in harmony with its purpose. The university invites applications from students who will contribute to, as well as benefit from, the university experience. In assessing the applicant's potential for success, academic capabilities, as well as involvement in church, school, and community activities, are reviewed.