Laurus College
San Luis Obispo, CA · For-profit · Small city
For-profit institution in San Luis Obispo, CA · 794 undergraduates · $30,896 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Pell Grant share
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
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
- $15,693733rd 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
- $20,611404th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $32,4161,844th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,8961,858th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,2471,623rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.5%1,540th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.1%190th 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
- 7941,490th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 67.4%140th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (LAX)
On 1 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 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Laurus College’s 794 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA · 811 undergrads
- Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, CA · 776 undergrads
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA · 812 undergrads
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · 825 undergrads
- California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · 761 undergrads
- Simpson UniversityRedding, CA · 751 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY · 794 undergrads
- University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH · 795 undergrads
- Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL · 796 undergrads
- Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO · 791 undergrads
- Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC · 798 undergrads
- Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT · 790 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelauruscollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 454786)
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- Compare with Menlo CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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