William Jessup University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for William Jessup University

William Jessup University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Rocklin, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,294 students of which 1,517 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. William Jessup University 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 93.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,062, with published in-state tuition of $37,150 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,700, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.9%. Graduates earn a median of $56,257 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,163 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 55700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.3% 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.