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Golden Gate University

Golden Gate University is a private campus in San Francisco proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income (partial)

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2008–09

family-income band

$8,732

family income
under $30k

not reported

$30–48k

not reported

$48–75k

not reported

$75–110k

not reported

over $110k

Only one of the five income brackets was filed for the same year at Golden Gate University — this isn't a full distribution.

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,936
2001	$10,341
2002	$10,800
2003	$11,232
2004	$11,610
2005	$12,150
2006	$11,520
2007	$12,240
2008	$12,960
2013	$14,400
2014	$14,640
2015	$14,640
2016	$15,205
2017	$16,095
2023	$31,243

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Enrollment sits at 259 — Golden Gate University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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20%entered Fall 2002Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Golden Gate University fell from 59.1% (entered 1992) to 20% (entered 2002).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	59.1%
1993 cohort	38.1%
1994 cohort	89.5%
1995 cohort	88.9%
1996 cohort	47.4%
1997 cohort	36.8%
1998 cohort	5.6%
1999 cohort	63.6%
2000 cohort	50%
2001 cohort	42.9%
2002 cohort	20%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2002

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,182	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,891	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,750	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$9,453
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,729	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,365	$9,458
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$20,750	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$21,000	$7,688
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,750	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$10,250	$9,125
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$13,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,355	$9,516
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,375	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$28,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$30,125	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$28,375	$15,941
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$29,748	$17,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$30,625	$16,984
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$29,875	$15,368

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$81,704

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$86,645

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$87,434

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

$31,243 tuition · 2023–24 259 undergraduates · Fall 2024

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No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

259Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Golden Gate University fell from 870 (Fall 2002) to 259 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	870
Fall 2003	686
Fall 2004	614
Fall 2005	567
Fall 2006	490
Fall 2007	492
Fall 2008	414
Fall 2009	404
Fall 2010	411
Fall 2011	466
Fall 2012	506
Fall 2013	470
Fall 2014	482
Fall 2015	451
Fall 2016	444
Fall 2017	415
Fall 2018	404
Fall 2019	487
Fall 2020	586
Fall 2021	679
Fall 2022	601
Fall 2023	550
Fall 2024	259

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

More about Golden Gate University

35.6% of Golden Gate University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment.

Golden Gate University's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Golden Gate University considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Golden Gate University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Golden Gate University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Golden Gate University$87,434

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Golden Gate University, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Golden Gate University	California median	National median
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$87,434	$64,778	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What earnings data does Golden Gate University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $87,434. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.