Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,933 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 62%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,231per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 56%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,45610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 62%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Vanguard University of Southern California's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $23,231full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $56,063sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $43,400Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 56%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 70%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,45610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,933Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Reach University Oakland, CA — admits 100%
- University of Redlands Redlands, CA — admits 83%
- The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA — admits 84%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN — admits 63%
- Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN — admits 61%
- Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD — admits 68%
- University of Charleston Charleston, WV — admits 62%
- Union University Jackson, TN — admits 60%
- University of the Pacific Stockton, CA — admits 71%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Vanguard University of Southern California, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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