Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad

Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Carlsbad, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 186 students of which 250 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,055 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.4%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 68.0% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $42,588 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,110 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 10900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.