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.
- Top 4%Undergraduates
- Top 22%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $25,3211,508th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,160849th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,160456th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,866972nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,2501,852nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,4041,788th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,3971,626th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 8.8%1,992nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 30.6%1,816th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 23,73484th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.1%1,133rd highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $58,673 | $61,516 |
| Military Applied SciencesMilitary Technologies | bachelors | $55,512 | $56,415 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,951 | $50,149 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $50,849 | $48,911 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,237 | $45,618 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $45,529 | $63,005 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,907 | $43,272 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignEducation | bachelors | $42,682 | $63,005 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $42,363 | $37,748 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,123 | $42,355 |
| History | bachelors | $42,012 | $35,060 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteuagc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154022)
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