10-yr median earnings
$65,668
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Burbank, California
Woodbury University
Woodbury University is a private nonprofit institution in Burbank, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $65,668
- 10-yr median earnings
- 81.7%
- Acceptance rate
- $33,692
- Avg net price / yr
- 58.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Woodbury University pairs top-10% former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 10%
- former-student earnings, US
- 81.7%
- acceptance rate
- 58.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +38%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (S)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Woodbury University 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 ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs"), 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
D
College Value Score
47/100
Woodbury University
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 A
$65,668
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$33,692
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
58.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,960
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
74.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
74.0%
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
$33,692
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
58.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 58.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Woodbury University 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 Woodbury University 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.
Woodbury University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$65,668 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 | Woodbury University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $65,668 | #520 of 5103 | 90th |
| Average net price | $33,692 | #4691 of 5020 | 7th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.0% | #2373 of 4858 | 51st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 779 | #2425 of 5462 | 56th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
779
Undergraduate enrollment
81.7%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
58.0%
150%-time completion
$65,668
10-yr median earnings
74.0%
First-year retention
How Woodbury University ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Woodbury University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $65,668 | #82 of 493 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $33,692 | #431 of 495 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 58.0% | #282 of 483 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 779 | #241 of 553 | 56th |
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 |
| 82 | Woodbury UniversityThis school | $65,668 | $33,692 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 81.7% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Woodbury University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,815 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$28,368 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$30,748 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$39,808 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Woodbury University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $47,056 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $47,056 |
| Average Net Price | $33,692 |
46.2%
Pell Grant Rate
58.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,960
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Woodbury University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $23,915 to $30,483 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +14.1%, 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
$23,915
Highest year
$30,483
Most recent (2023)
$28,248
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $24,7672023 · $28,248
Over the same years, enrollment went -39.0% (1,353 → 825 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
56.9%
Female
41.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
74.0%
Retention Rate
$47,665
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.8%
Earning Over $25K
74.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 58.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 74.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,665 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $65,668 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 62.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 74.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,960 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 9 | 185 | $65,202 | $77,992 | $30,550 |
| Master's | 2 | 41 | $86,351 | $86,351 | $51,250 |
Top programs at Woodbury University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$86,351 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$77,992 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$68,020 median earnings
- Architecture
Architecture
$67,517 median earnings
- Design and Applied Arts
Design and Applied Arts
$62,092 median earnings
- Film/Video and Photographi…
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
$50,387 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 39 | $86,351 | $51,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 12 | $77,992 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 5 | $68,020 | - |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | - | $67,517 | $41,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | 34 | $62,092 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's | 44 | $50,387 | $26,000 |
| Architecture | Master's | 2 | - | - |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's | 67 | - | $39,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 13 | - | - |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Woodbury University? ▼
Woodbury University is a private nonprofit institution in Burbank, California. The acceptance rate is 81.7%. Undergraduate enrollment is 779 students.
How much do Woodbury University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Woodbury University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $65,668 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,665.
How much does Woodbury University cost? ▼
The average net price at Woodbury University is $33,692. In-state tuition is $47,056 and out-of-state tuition is $47,056. Median student debt at graduation is $26,960.
What is the graduation rate at Woodbury University? ▼
Woodbury University has a 58.0% 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 74.0%.
Is Woodbury University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Woodbury University is $26,960, while former students earn a median of $65,668 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 41% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 74.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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