10-yr median earnings
$42,588
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Carlsbad, California
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad is a private nonprofit institution in Carlsbad, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $42,588
- 10-yr median earnings
- $30,055
- Avg net price / yr
- 68.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 45%
- former-student earnings, US
- 68.0%
- 150%-time completion
- -1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad 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, 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
45/100
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad
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-
$42,588
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$30,055
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
68.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$30,055
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
68.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 68.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad 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 Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad 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.
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,588 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 | Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,588 | #2291 of 5103 | 55th |
| Average net price | $30,055 | #4483 of 5020 | 11th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.0% | #1578 of 4858 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 186 | #3713 of 5462 | 32nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
186
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
68.0%
150%-time completion
$42,588
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,588 | #228 of 493 | 54th |
| Average net price | $30,055 | #394 of 495 | 20th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.0% | #202 of 483 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 186 | #381 of 553 | 31st |
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 |
| 228 | Gemological Institute of America-CarlsbadThis school | $42,588 | $30,055 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$29,997 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$33,367 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$27,172 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,342 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $30,055 |
12.4%
Pell Grant Rate
37.2%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $26,277 to $33,629 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +2.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$26,277
Highest year
$33,629
Most recent (2023)
$31,435
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $30,5602023 · $31,435
Over the same years, enrollment went +60.4% (192 → 308 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
White 27.4%
African American 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Asian 11.3%
International 26.3%
Student body at a glance
57.9%
Female
33.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$43,110
Median Earnings (6yr)
64.8%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 68.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,110 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,588 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 64.8% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts | Certificate | 119 | $41,627 | $8,233 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad? ▼
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad is a private nonprofit institution in Carlsbad, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 186 students.
How much do Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,588 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,110.
How much does Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad cost? ▼
The average net price at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad is $30,055..
What is the graduation rate at Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad? ▼
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad has a 68.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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