10-yr median earnings
$30,896
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · San Luis Obispo, California
Laurus College
Laurus College is a private for-profit institution in San Luis Obispo, 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.
- 40.9%
- 150%-time completion
- $22,733
- Avg net price / yr
- $30,896
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Laurus College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 22nd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 40.9%
- 150%-time completion
- -7%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Laurus College 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 ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant"), 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
F
College Value Score
25/100
Laurus College
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 F
$30,896
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$22,733
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
40.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$32,416
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
40.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
79.3%
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
$22,733
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
40.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 40.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Laurus College 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 Laurus College 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.
Laurus College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$30,896 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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 | Laurus College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,896 | #3993 of 5103 | 22nd |
| Average net price | $22,733 | #3597 of 5020 | 28th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 40.9% | #3607 of 4858 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,116 | #2074 of 5462 | 62nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,116
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
40.9%
150%-time completion
$30,896
10-yr median earnings
79.3%
First-year retention
How Laurus College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Laurus College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $30,896 | #413 of 493 | 16th |
| Average net price | $22,733 | #283 of 495 | 43rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 40.9% | #382 of 483 | 21st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,116 | #217 of 553 | 61st |
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 |
| 413 | Laurus CollegeThis school | $30,896 | $22,733 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Laurus College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,278 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$22,510 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,932 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Laurus College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $22,733 |
67.3%
Pell Grant Rate
64.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$32,416
Median Debt
$344/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Laurus College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,535 to $15,693 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +64.6%, 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
$9,535
Highest year
$15,693
Most recent (2023)
$15,693
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,5352023 · $15,693
Over the same years, enrollment went -7.2% (856 → 794 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
54.7%
Female
52.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
79.3%
Retention Rate
$33,247
Median Earnings (6yr)
40.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 40.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 79.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $33,247 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $30,896 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 40.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $32,416 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $344/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 4 | 126 | $38,722 | $45,838 | $32,611 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's | 22 | $45,838 | $32,416 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 35 | $37,839 | $32,416 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 58 | $32,490 | $33,000 |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
Nearby Schools
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7,180 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Laurus College? ▼
Laurus College is a private for-profit institution in San Luis Obispo, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,116 students.
How much do Laurus College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Laurus College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $30,896 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,247.
How much does Laurus College cost? ▼
The average net price at Laurus College is $22,733.. Median student debt at graduation is $32,416.
What is the graduation rate at Laurus College? ▼
Laurus College has a 40.9% 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 79.3%.
Is Laurus College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Laurus College is $32,416, while former students earn a median of $30,896 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 105% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 40.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $344.
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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