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Ashford University

San Diego, CA · For-profit · Large city

For-profit institution in San Diego, CA · 23,734 undergraduates · $35,404 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$25,3211,499th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,160846th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,160453rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$30,866970th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$31,2501,838th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,4041,776th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,3971,616th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
8.8%1,975th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
30.6%1,801st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
23,73484th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.1%1,119th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (SAN)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 55 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$58,673$61,516
Military Applied SciencesMilitary Technologiesbachelors$55,512$56,415
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,951$50,149
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$50,849$48,911
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,237$45,618
Public Administrationbachelors$47,260—
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$45,529$63,005
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,907$43,272
Educational/Instructional Media DesignEducationbachelors$42,682$63,005
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$42,363$37,748
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,123$42,355
Historybachelors$42,012$35,060

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ashford University’s 23,734 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere