The Chicago School at San Diego
About
The Chicago School at San Diego is a nonprofit university located in San Diego, California, specializing in psychology, counseling, medicine, and behavioral sciences. It offers over 40 academic programs across various degree levels, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,697 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Chicago School at San Diego
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Chicago School at San Diego vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Chicago School at San Diego selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe Chicago School at San Diego | — | — | 112 | — | — |
| 22% | 0.0% | 4,530 | — | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research | |
| 53% | 91.3% | 23,163 | $4,113 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research | |
| — | — | 1,771 | — | R2 Research | |
| 50% | 64.1% | 2,879 | $14,317 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 91.5% | 1,574 | $26,217 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 4,210 | — | R2 Research | |
| 79% | 45.1% | 10,179 | $45,723 | R2 Research | |
| 50% | 54.5% | 22,115 | $31,058 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 76% | 36.2% | 41,137 | $16,174 | R2 Research | |
| 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research | |
| 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | 92.9% | 8,996 | $31,601 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 92% | 9.8% | 46,566 | $31,927 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 63.5% | 8,976 | $26,925 |
Institutions like Chicago School at San Diego
Explore the federal data for institutions in Chicago School at San Diego's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Alliant International University-San Diego
Grad rate22%Admit rate0.0%Enrollment4,530Net price—View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Azusa Pacific University
Grad rate62%Admit rate88.4%Enrollment6,272Net price$19,798View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
California State University-Los Angeles
Grad rate53%Admit rate91.3%Enrollment23,163Net price$4,113View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Chapman University
Grad rate82%Admit rate65.4%Enrollment9,760Net price$47,527View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Claremont Graduate University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,771Net price—View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Fresno Pacific University
Grad rate50%Admit rate64.1%Enrollment2,879Net price$14,317View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsCalifornia
La Sierra University
Grad rate58%Admit rate91.5%Enrollment1,574Net price$26,217View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Loma Linda University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,210Net price—View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
Loyola Marymount University
Grad rate79%Admit rate45.1%Enrollment10,179Net price$45,723View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
National University
Grad rate50%Admit rate54.5%Enrollment22,115Net price$31,058View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Pepperdine University
Grad rate83%Admit rate62.9%Enrollment8,976Net price$45,409View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
Point Loma Nazarene University
Grad rate77%Admit rate83.7%Enrollment4,757Net price$50,168View data - R2 ResearchCalifornia
San Diego State University
Grad rate76%Admit rate36.2%Enrollment41,137Net price$16,174View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Irvine
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.6%Enrollment37,297Net price$12,840View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-San Diego
Grad rate86%Admit rate26.7%Enrollment44,256Net price$11,750View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of La Verne
Grad rate63%Admit rate71.2%Enrollment5,021Net price$26,925View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of Massachusetts Global
Grad rate—Admit rate92.9%Enrollment8,996Net price$31,601View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of Southern California
Grad rate92%Admit rate9.8%Enrollment46,566Net price$31,927View data
Campus network
Chicago School at San Diego is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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