Notable Alumni
- Ethel Percy Andrus (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1930) - First woman high school principal in California; founder of the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Leo Buscaglia (B.A. 1950, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1963) - Bestselling author, professor of special education and counseling at Rossier
- Loren Grey (Ph.D. 1959) Author and educational psychologist
- Ellis O. Knox (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931) - First African American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast and Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles
- Cindy Hensley McCain (B.A. 1976, M.A 1978) Chair, Hensley & Co., Philanthropist
- Kent M. Keith (Ed.D. 1996) Former President, Chaminade University
- Thelma "Pat" Nixon (Teaching Credential, 1937) Former First Lady of the United States
- Robert A. Underwood (Ed.D. 1987) President, University of Guam; former Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives
- Frances C. Wilson (Ed.D., 1980) President, National Defense University; former lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps
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