10-yr median earnings
$114,785
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · North Hollywood, California
Gnomon
Gnomon is a private for-profit institution in North Hollywood, 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.
- $51,949
- Avg net price / yr
- $114,785
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.8%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Gnomon pairs top-1% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 1%
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.8%
- acceptance rate
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Gnomon 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: Arts, Music & Design 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
49/100
Gnomon
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 A+
$114,785
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$51,949
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$28,332
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
90.0%
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
$51,949
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Gnomon 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 Gnomon 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.
Gnomon: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$114,785 Top 1% higher than all other reporting 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 | Gnomon | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $114,785 | #16 of 5103 | 100th |
| Average net price | $51,949 | #4997 of 5020 | 0th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 294 | #3301 of 5462 | 40th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
294
Undergraduate enrollment
41.8%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$114,785
10-yr median earnings
90.0%
First-year retention
How Gnomon ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Gnomon | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $114,785 | #6 of 493 | 99th |
| Average net price | $51,949 | #490 of 495 | 1st (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 294 | #326 of 553 | 41st |
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 | GnomonThis school | $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 | 41.8% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $37,635 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $37,635 |
| Average Net Price | $51,949 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $49,286 |
| Over $110,000 | $54,947 |
10.8%
Pell Grant Rate
17.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$28,332
Median Debt
$300/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Gnomon rose +46.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $31,345 in 2013 to $45,824 in 2023, a rise of $14,479 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $31,3452023 · $45,824
Over the same years, enrollment went +123.7% (135 → 302 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
28.9%
Female
Outcomes
90.0%
Retention Rate
$90,652
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 90.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $90,652 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $114,785 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $28,332 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $300/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications | Certificate | - | $104,354 | $28,332 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Certificate | 31 | $104,151 | $34,416 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Gnomon? ▼
Gnomon is a private for-profit institution in North Hollywood, California. The acceptance rate is 41.8%. Undergraduate enrollment is 294 students.
How much do Gnomon former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Gnomon who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $114,785 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $90,652.
How much does Gnomon cost? ▼
The average net price at Gnomon is $51,949. In-state tuition is $37,635 and out-of-state tuition is $37,635. Median student debt at graduation is $28,332.
Is Gnomon worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Gnomon is $28,332, while former students earn a median of $114,785 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $300.
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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