CBD College
Los Angeles, CA · Private · Large city · Community Based Education and Development
Private institution in Los Angeles, CA · 1,408 undergraduates · $37,237 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $21,1001,183rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
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- Out-of-state tuition & fees
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- Cost of attendance
- $24,444648th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,309566th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,2371,718th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,7241,549th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.6%478th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4081,152nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.6%601st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 10 mi (LAX)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to CBD College’s 1,408 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,379 undergrads
- Los Angeles Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, CA · 1,453 undergrads
- Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA · 1,456 undergrads
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingLos Angeles, CA · 1,319 undergrads
- Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA · 1,310 undergrads
- Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, CA · 1,574 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH · 1,407 undergrads
- Reed CollegePortland, OR · 1,407 undergrads
- University of DallasIrving, TX · 1,403 undergrads
- Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL · 1,414 undergrads
- Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY · 1,401 undergrads
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecbd.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 439367)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Claremont McKenna CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: CBD College vs Claremont McKenna CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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