Vanguard University of Southern California
About
Vanguard University is a private Protestant university in Costa Mesa, California. Vanguard's required core curriculum includes courses on American politics and history, theology, fine arts, and public speaking.
Admissions & acceptance rate
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at Vanguard
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
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Vanguard vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Vanguard 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVanguard University of Southern California | 57% | — | 2,246 | $19,761 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
California Baptist University | 62% | 84.9% | 11,902 | $27,384 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Calvin University | 74% | 70.9% | 3,681 | $24,783 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Evangel University | 65% | 71.6% | 2,289 | $18,705 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
George Fox University | 72% | 93.5% | 4,916 | $29,981 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gordon College | 69% | 69.2% | 1,595 | $24,817 | Baccalaureate |
Northwest University | 68% | 83.2% | 1,053 | $25,161 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Seattle Pacific University | 62% | 83.4% | 2,261 | $24,820 | Doctoral/Professional |
Southeastern University | 44% | 53.0% | 11,510 | $30,209 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Valley Forge | 49% | 61.2% | 589 | $27,499 | Baccalaureate |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Wheaton College | 85% | 87.4% | 2,874 | $26,984 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 67% | 77.0% | 3,266 | $27,184 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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