Private for-profit · Community college

Alliant International University-San Diego

San Diego, California · Large city

Transfer rate
Avg net price
Grad / completion
$66,666
Median earnings

Alliant International University-San Diego is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Diego, California (large city setting), enrolling 391 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 391 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About San Diego, California

San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. What has been referred to as the San Dieguito complex was established in the area at least 9,000 years ago. The culture of San Diego is influenced heavily by the mixing of American and Mexican cultures, due to the city's position on the Mexico–United States border, its large Chicano population, and its history as part of Hispanic America and Mexico. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
9 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to San Diego (SAN) · major hub

How Alliant International University-San Diego compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$66,666

Higher than 98% · #10 of 326 in California

Median debt at graduation$12,878

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment391

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Alliant International University-San Diego with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,530students
  • Undergraduate3919%
  • Graduate4,13991%

Undergraduates by gender

391undergrads
  • Women27370%
  • Men11830%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White38%
  • Black7.4%
  • Hispanic41%
  • Asian7.2%
  • Other or multiracial6.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
391
Graduate enrollment
4,139
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
2%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
93%
Median family income
$20,686
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,863

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,304
Room & board
Books & supplies
$938
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,218
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,666
Median debt at graduation
$12,878
Students with federal loans
15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$65

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 7 campuses (4,530 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Arson
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$66,666
Typical debt at graduation
$12,878
Debt vs. one year's pay
19%
Out-earn a HS grad
81%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$56,391
Men
$85,529

Men out-earn women by $29,138 (52%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
46°F
Annual rain
11.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Diego Miramar Nas, CA US station (3.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.