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Platt College, San Diego is a for-profit located in San Diego, California. Platt College-San Diego has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Platt College-San Diego is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $41,242 10 years after enrolling, 94th in California, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Platt College-San Diego bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average.
Platt College, San Diego’s median net annual cost of $26,014 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Platt College-San Diego sorted by number of graduates - Fine & Studio Arts - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$26,014
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Platt College-San Diego is 3% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Platt College-San Diego, Pell Grant recipients represent 41% of the measured graduating class, 6% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Platt College-San Diego graduates within 4.1 years.
Platt College-San Diego is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Platt College, San Diego’s economic mobility score of 17.52 is calculated by adjusting the 4.26 economic score of lower-income students by the 41% pell grant recipients within the student body. Platt College-San Diego’s EMS of 17.52 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Platt College, San Diego pays $26,014 a year, $-7,377 less than the $18,637 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,014
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Platt College-San Diego, 35% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,014 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 41% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,926. This is 13% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$8,926
Pell grants
$6,339
Institutional grants
$2,437
Full time
100%
83%
Female
34%
59%
First time
31%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
36%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
25%
15%
Asian
7%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
3%
0.3%
Other
15%
12%