10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · San Diego, California
California Miramar University
California Miramar University is a private for-profit institution in San Diego, 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.
- 44.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $12,480
- Avg net price / yr
- 18.5%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
California Miramar University is a very selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 18.5%
- acceptance rate
- 44.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $31,000
- median federal debt
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this California Miramar University 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 ("Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools"), 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
44/100
California Miramar University
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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,480
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$31,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A
92.3%
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
$12,480
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
44.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - California Miramar University 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.
Quick Facts
135
Undergraduate enrollment
18.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.7%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
92.3%
First-year retention
How California Miramar University ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | California Miramar University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $12,480 | #143 of 495 | 71st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.7% | #355 of 483 | 27th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 135 | #420 of 553 | 24th |
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 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 18.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at California Miramar University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,131 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,369 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$17,425 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,467 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at California Miramar University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $12,442 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,442 |
| Average Net Price | $12,480 |
48.5%
Pell Grant Rate
48.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$31,000
Median Debt
$329/mo
Monthly Payment
California Miramar University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $21,442 to $11,007 (-48.7%) 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%.
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,4422023 · $11,007
Over the same years, enrollment went +59.1% (66 → 105 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
14.0%
Female
48.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
92.3%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 44.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 92.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $31,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $329/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at California Miramar University? ▼
California Miramar University is a private for-profit institution in San Diego, California. The acceptance rate is 18.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 135 students.
How much does California Miramar University cost? ▼
The average net price at California Miramar University is $12,480. In-state tuition is $12,442 and out-of-state tuition is $12,442. Median student debt at graduation is $31,000.
What is the graduation rate at California Miramar University? ▼
California Miramar University has a 44.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 92.3%.
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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