College · Private nonprofit · Gardena, CA · City
America Evangelical University
Gardena, CA
Religious affiliationOnline-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size73
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
73 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$71k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$24k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $6.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants89%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention55%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr33%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 73
- Location
- Gardena, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliationOnline-only
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black40%
- White16%
- Unknown16%
- Asian11%
- Hispanic10%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4%
- International3%
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
§ V · Majors offered here · 2
What you can study.