10-yr median earnings
$45,468
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Sacramento, California
Asher College
Asher College is a private for-profit institution in Sacramento, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 70.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $35,499
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,468
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Asher College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 38%
- former-student earnings, US
- 70.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Asher College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
47/100
Asher College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$45,468
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$35,499
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
70.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,166
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
60.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$35,499
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
70.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 70.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Asher College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Asher College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Asher College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,468 Top 38% higher than 62% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Asher College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,468 | #1936 of 5103 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $35,499 | #4752 of 5020 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.0% | #1417 of 4858 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 649 | #2605 of 5462 | 52nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
649
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
70.0%
150%-time completion
$45,468
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Asher College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Asher College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,468 | #198 of 493 | 60th |
| Average net price | $35,499 | #441 of 495 | 11th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 70.0% | #176 of 483 | 64th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 649 | #255 of 553 | 54th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 198 | Asher CollegeThis school | $45,468 | $35,499 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $35,499 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $35,499 |
56.1%
Pell Grant Rate
60.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,166
Median Debt
$150/mo
Monthly Payment
Asher College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $18,940 to $16,924 (-10.6%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,9402023 · $16,924
Over the same years, enrollment went +1.9% (686 → 699 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
46.5%
Female
45.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$42,900
Median Earnings (6yr)
60.7%
Earning Over $25K
60.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 70.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,900 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,468 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 60.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 60.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,166 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $150/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 4 | 97 | $61,558 | $61,558 | $12,387 |
| Associate's | 3 | 180 | $44,793 | $46,771 | $15,845 |
Top programs at Asher College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Computer/Information Techn…
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
$61,558 median earnings
- Computer/Information Techn…
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
$46,771 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$46,310 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$41,299 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Certificate | 51 | $61,558 | $12,387 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's | 103 | $46,771 | $17,375 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 25 | $46,310 | $15,299 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 52 | $41,299 | $14,862 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 36 | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 10 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Asher College? ▼
Asher College is a private for-profit institution in Sacramento, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 649 students.
How much do Asher College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Asher College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,468 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,900.
How much does Asher College cost? ▼
The average net price at Asher College is $35,499.. Median student debt at graduation is $14,166.
What is the graduation rate at Asher College? ▼
Asher College has a 70.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Asher College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Asher College is $14,166, while former students earn a median of $45,468 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 60.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $150.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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