- The Inkwell
- California
- Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CACity: midsizeZIP 92626Founded 1920
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1920
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.vanguard.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Vanguard University of Southern California
Vanguard University of Southern California is a private nonprofit university in Costa Mesa, California, with 1,933 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $23,231 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention70%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans54%
$23,231net price / year
62%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$62,456median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#664 of 1,704 for earnings#1,115 of 1,739 for lowest net price#848 of 1,738 for graduation rate#409 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,063tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,400
- Average net price
- $23,231national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,492
$30,001–48,000$19,270
$48,001–75,000$21,874
$75,001–110,000$24,355
$110,001+$30,044
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,298
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,456middle 50%: $36,652–$90,613
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,613
Median, Vanguard University of Southern California$62,456
Lower quarter$36,652
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,933
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,494 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,587
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,260,080
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic47%
Black5.2%
Asian3.9%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown9.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Psychology17%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Health professions11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.3%
Education7.1%
Communication & journalism6.1%
Philosophy & religious studies4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 123651. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7914844.