Private (for-profit)

Stanbridge University

Irvine, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·stanbridge.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
-1.0pp vs peer
Enrollment
2,928
peer median 1,465
Avg net price
$25,114
-$4.0k vs peer
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Stanbridge University is a private for-profit university in California with locations in Irvine, Alhambra, Riverside, and San Marcos. The university offers education in nursing and allied health in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Diego County, and online. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
3,320
3,320 candidates competed
Admitted
332
Enrolled
312
94.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
62%-1.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
65%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,848
$30–48k$24,000
$48–75k$24,570
$75–110k$28,556
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,114
-$3,978vs peer median $29,092
Federal loans
77.3%

Academic programs at Stanbridge

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

451 total
01Health Professions
43496.2%
02Agriculture
173.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,928
12-mo unduplicated
3,357
Undergraduate
3,033
Graduate
324

Gender split

Men
22%727
Women
78%2,630

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
41.0%
Asian
20.1%
Unknown
17.8%
White
11.8%
Two or more
4.1%
Black
3.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
80

Stanbridge vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stanbridge 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
SubjectStanbridge University
62%2,928$25,114
American College of Healthcare Sciences
53.5%1,052$24,016
Brookline College-Phoenix
38%739
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
381$17,057Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Career Networks Institute
1,133$28,292
Carrington College-Sacramento
88.7%2,207$37,143Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Aurora
90.5%256$16,547Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Eastwick College-Ramsey
83%37.3%1,203$28,162
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
645$29,150Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
50%2,953$29,824
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
100%1,465$29,598Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Glendale Career College
100.0%896$46,212Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
3,437$30,558
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
0%61.9%2,073$31,013
Las Vegas College
536$29,115Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
2,676
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
2,318$29,092
Smith Chason College
92%2,447$34,402
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach
87.0%564$33,952Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Southwest University at El Paso
67%2,130$17,803
Sumner College
88.9%532$28,309Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
4,530$25,937
Unitek College
63%5,725$25,719
Peer group median63%87.9%1,465$29,092

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