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Vanguard University of Southern California is a private regional university located in Costa Mesa, California. Vanguard University of Southern California is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Vanguard University of Southern California is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,782 10 years after enrolling, 78th in California, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Vanguard University of Southern California bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Vanguard University of Southern California is ranked 58th in California.
Vanguard University of Southern California’s median net annual cost of $21,338 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Vanguard University of Southern California sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Registered Nursing, Health & Fitness, Comms & Media Studies, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$21,338
Average years to graduate
4.3
Marketing
Rank: #319
Economic score: 5.9
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.13
Sociology
Rank: #296
Economic score: 11.09
Drama
Rank: #113
Economic score: 27.59
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Vanguard University of Southern California - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Registered Nursing, Curriculum and Instruction - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Vanguard University of Southern California is 5% lower than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Vanguard University of Southern California, Pell Grant recipients represent 46% of the measured graduating class, 11% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Vanguard University of Southern California graduates within 4.3 years.
Vanguard University of Southern California is in the top 25% 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.
Vanguard University of Southern California’s economic mobility score of 17.78 is calculated by adjusting the 4.57 economic score of lower-income students by the 46% pell grant recipients within the student body. Vanguard University of Southern California’s EMS of 17.78 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Vanguard University of Southern California pays $21,338 a year, $28,882 less than the $50,220 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 $21,338
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Vanguard University of Southern California, 100% 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 $21,338 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 95% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,181. This is 41% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,626
Pell grants
$5,146
State grants
$7,279
Institutional grants
$20,439
Vanguard University of Southern California's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,917 applicants, of which 2,013 were admitted and 500 enrolled. Vanguard University of Southern California has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
76%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
89%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
35%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
45%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
9%
12%