Vanguard University of Southern California

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Costa Mesa, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,933 students of which 2,224 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. Vanguard University of Southern California is categorized as “19” 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 62.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,241, with published in-state tuition of $41,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.1%. Graduates earn a median of $59,541 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,464 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 114600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.8% 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.