Golden Gate University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Golden Gate University

Golden Gate University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Francisco, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 259 students of which 1,291 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. Golden Gate University is categorized as “18” 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. Net price data is not yet reported and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $29,875, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable. Graduates earn a median of $87,434 ten years after enrolling, compared with $81,704 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 32200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 83.5% 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.