College · Private for-profit · San Diego, CA · City
Ashford University
San Diego, CA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size20,152
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. 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
20,152 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $38k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$150k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$125k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$25k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $12.0k
- Books & supplies
- $1,150
How students pay for it.
Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $5k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention33%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr11%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$35k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 20,152
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White37%
- Black29%
- Hispanic21%
- Two or more races5%
- Unknown3%
- Asian2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students54%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$17k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50
What you can study.