College · Private nonprofit · San Diego, CA · City
Northcentral University
San Diego, CA
Online-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size60
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $47k 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
60 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.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
How students pay for it.
Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $4k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 60
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White45%
- Black22%
- Hispanic15%
- Unknown10%
- Two or more races5%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time85%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 4
What you can study.