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Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,933 students · mostly bachelor degrees
256th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$21,241
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$52,665
Graduation rate
57%
Admission rate
62%
Median graduate earnings
$59,541
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,000
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
44%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
47 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$102,239Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree40 grads/yr$75,686Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$62,957Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree74 grads/yr$47,582
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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