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Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California is a private campus in Costa Mesa proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Assemblies of God Church affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

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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, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,906

family income
under $30k

$14,528

$30–48k

$17,411

$48–75k

$19,543

$75–110k

$27,190

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$21,2412023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Vanguard University of Southern California fell from $23,628 (2008) to $21,241 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,628
2009	$22,577
2010	$20,894
2011	$20,976
2012	$22,491
2013	$23,952
2014	$23,052
2015	$27,947
2016	$21,374
2017	$20,292
2018	$20,051
2019	$21,338
2020	$20,181
2021	$23,795
2022	$19,761
2023	$21,241

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$52,6652024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Vanguard University of Southern California rose from $36,254 (2009) to $52,665 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,254
2010	$38,126
2011	$39,081
2012	$40,414
2013	$41,952
2014	$42,756
2015	$42,854
2016	$42,564
2017	$44,007
2018	$44,768
2019	$46,807
2020	$48,086
2021	$47,967
2022	$53,254
2023	$50,178
2024	$52,665

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

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	$13,310
2001	$14,584
2002	$15,308
2003	$15,928
2004	$18,428
2005	$19,900
2006	$21,564
2007	$22,986
2008	$24,310
2013	$29,250
2014	$30,050
2015	$30,050
2016	$31,430
2017	$32,430
2018	$33,720
2019	$35,100
2020	$36,550
2021	$37,700
2022	$38,700
2023	$39,950

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $41,700 before grants and other attendance costs. At Vanguard University of Southern California, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,933 — Vanguard University of Southern California is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

56.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Vanguard University of Southern California within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

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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56.8%entered Fall 2018Skip 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 Vanguard University of Southern California has wandered from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 64.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 56.8%.

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
1996 cohort	51.8%
1997 cohort	49.8%
1998 cohort	43.9%
1999 cohort	44.6%
2000 cohort	50.2%
2001 cohort	51.4%
2002 cohort	53%
2003 cohort	54.8%
2004 cohort	59.3%
2005 cohort	55.4%
2006 cohort	54.4%
2007 cohort	52.3%
2008 cohort	55.2%
2009 cohort	55.9%
2010 cohort	55.7%
2011 cohort	61%
2012 cohort	64.4%
2013 cohort	58.7%
2014 cohort	62.6%
2015 cohort	61.5%
2016 cohort	59.5%
2017 cohort	55.9%
2018 cohort	56.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

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)	$13,600	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,869	$4,781
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,261	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,555	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,875	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,176	$5,875
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,856	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,658	$8,720
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,350	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,375	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,650	$10,567
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,113	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$14,755
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,999	$15,037
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,000	$12,000

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

$43,464

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,755

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,541

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

Vanguard University of Southern California admitted 2,465 of 3,948 applicants in Fall 2024. The 62.4% rate describes that application pool.

62.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,950 tuition · 2023–24 1,933 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Vanguard University of Southern California received 3,948 applications and admitted 2,465 (62.4%), with 485 enrolling.

Vanguard University of Southern California did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Vanguard University of Southern California under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

62.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Vanguard University of Southern California's admission rate fell from 87.4% to 62.4%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	87.4%
Fall 2002	78.8%
Fall 2003	80.3%
Fall 2004	80.2%
Fall 2005	85.8%
Fall 2006	82.5%
Fall 2007	81.5%
Fall 2008	81.3%
Fall 2009	79.4%
Fall 2010	79%
Fall 2011	73.7%
Fall 2012	67.1%
Fall 2013	69.8%
Fall 2014	58%
Fall 2015	68.3%
Fall 2016	70.2%
Fall 2017	46.7%
Fall 2018	40.2%
Fall 2019	49.5%
Fall 2020	50%
Fall 2021	69%
Fall 2022	74.8%
Fall 2023	64.7%
Fall 2024	62.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1200Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	880	1100
Fall 2002	850	1100
Fall 2003	880	1130
Fall 2004	999	1050
Fall 2005	880	1130
Fall 2006	880	1130
Fall 2007	860	1100
Fall 2008	860	1080
Fall 2009	910	1080
Fall 2010	930	1100
Fall 2011	870	1080
Fall 2012	890	1090
Fall 2013	830	1070
Fall 2014	850	1090
Fall 2015	850	1090
Fall 2016	830	1030
Fall 2017	930	1120
Fall 2018	950	1120
Fall 2019	970	1160
Fall 2020	950	1140
Fall 2021	980	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–25Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	21	—
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	18	25
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	18	28
Fall 2014	17	24
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	17	24
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	19	25

IPEDS Fall 2004–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

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

Undergraduate enrollment

1,933Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Vanguard University of Southern California rose from 1,602 (Fall 2002) to 1,933 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,602
Fall 2003	1,688
Fall 2004	1,760
Fall 2005	1,814
Fall 2006	1,927
Fall 2007	1,875
Fall 2008	1,854
Fall 2009	1,584
Fall 2010	1,708
Fall 2011	1,897
Fall 2012	1,957
Fall 2013	2,057
Fall 2014	1,941
Fall 2015	1,856
Fall 2016	1,765
Fall 2017	1,824
Fall 2018	1,842
Fall 2019	1,914
Fall 2020	1,995
Fall 2021	1,972
Fall 2022	2,001
Fall 2023	1,975
Fall 2024	1,933

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Vanguard University of Southern California has held near 70% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	75%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Vanguard University of Southern California

43.8% of Vanguard University of Southern California's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Vanguard University of Southern California as a primarily residential campus of 1,933 undergraduates — and 70.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Vanguard University of Southern California reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 62.4%. Review Vanguard University of Southern California's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Vanguard University of Southern California 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.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Vanguard University of Southern California62.4%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Vanguard University of Southern California$41,700

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Vanguard University of Southern California's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Vanguard University of Southern California$59,541

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Vanguard University of Southern California, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Vanguard University of Southern California	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	62.4%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,700	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,541	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Vanguard University of Southern California, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Vanguard University of Southern California federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$102,239
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,957
Psychology, General	$47,582

These 3 fields listed for Vanguard University of Southern California measure earnings after completion. The $59,541 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Vanguard University of Southern California fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Vanguard University of Southern California report?

Vanguard University of Southern California did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 62.4% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Vanguard University of Southern California's acceptance rate?

62.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,465 admitted from 3,948 applicants.

How much does Vanguard University of Southern California cost?

At Vanguard University of Southern California, tuition is $41,700. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Vanguard University of Southern California report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,541. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Southern California Institute of Architecture — 76.6% admitted
Thomas Aquinas College — 83.1% admitted
San Jose State University — 84.6% admitted
University of San Francisco — 61.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.