Stanbridge University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Stanbridge University

Stanbridge University operates as a private for-profit institution located in Irvine, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,643 students of which 3,033 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. Stanbridge University is categorized as “26” 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. The reported admission rate is 10.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $45,372 and a Pell grant recipient share of 61.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 72.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.6%. Graduates earn a median of $62,144 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,729 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 81000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.6% 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.