Private (for-profit)

California Miramar University

San Diego, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·calmu.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
+23.0pp vs peer
Enrollment
247
peer median 522
Avg net price
$11,007
-$7.9k vs peer
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California Miramar University (CalMU) is a private for-profit university in San Diego, California. The university offers degree programs through distance education and a combination of online and classroom (hybrid) delivery. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
379
379 candidates competed
Admitted
70
Enrolled
50
71.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
50%+23.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
0%
Full-time retention
92%

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,209
$30–48k$8,112
$48–75k$12,422
$75–110k$16,789
$110k+$16,389

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$11,007
-$7,911vs peer median $18,918
Federal loans
60.6%
In-state tuition
$9,994
Out-of-state
$9,994

Academic programs at California Miramar

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

78 total
01Business
5874.4%
02Computer Sciences
2025.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
247
12-mo unduplicated
402
Undergraduate
194
Graduate
208

Gender split

Men
70%282
Women
30%120

Race / ethnicity composition

Non-resident
28.6%
Hispanic
26.7%
Black
24.8%
Unknown
11.4%
Two or more
3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.9%
Asian
0.9%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1

California Miramar vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions California Miramar selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCalifornia Miramar University
50%247$11,007
DeVry College of New York
29%100.0%107$34,530
DeVry University-Florida
33%114
DeVry University-Georgia
17%100.0%522$30,243
DeVry University-Nevada
0%1
DeVry University-Texas
0%17
DeVry University-Virginia
0%19$22,341
LIM College
49%95.9%1,467$37,514
Millennia Atlantic University
100%220
San Ignacio University
72%319$9,433
Schiller International University
25%59$24,840
Strayer University-Georgia
25%4,916$18,224
Strayer University-Global Region
8%12,098$18,918
Strayer University-Maryland
38%1,290$18,092
Strayer University-South Carolina
0%2,110$22,134
Strayer University-Tennessee
0%1,965$18,466
Strayer University-Texas
25%2,508$17,517
University of Phoenix-Texas
40%6
University of the Potomac-VA Campus
50%551
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
27%1,241$18,868
Westcliff University
62%73.2%7,686$26,455
Peer group median27%97.9%522$18,918

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni of California Miramar (10)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Severios Abraham
  • Ali Sharif Athman
  • Dodici Azpadu
  • Donald Blakey
  • David Brumbaugh
  • Rachel Eubanks
  • Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita
  • Bingu wa Mutharika
  • Ben Skosana
  • Bisera Turković

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