Private nonprofit · University

America Evangelical University

Gardena, California · Small city

Admit rate
$17,854
Avg net price
33%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

America Evangelical University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Gardena, California (small city setting), enrolling 73 undergraduates. It has a Wesleyan religious affiliation. Programs are offered entirely online.

Private nonprofitSmall · 73 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Gardena, California

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Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
6 miles

How America Evangelical University compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 15% · #109 of 122 in California

First-year retention54%

Higher than 8%

Average net price$17,854

Cheaper than 60% · #41 cheapest of 118 in California

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment73

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare America Evangelical University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

307students
  • Undergraduate7324%
  • Graduate23476%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White16%
  • Black40%
  • Hispanic9.6%
  • Asian11%
  • Other or multiracial23%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
73
Graduate enrollment
234
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
89%
First-generation students
Students over 25
93%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$18,000
Endowment
$3,594,113

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,200
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$23,764
Average net price
$17,854

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 (within 6 years)
33%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
54%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
55%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

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
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (307 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.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,941
$30–48k
$16,753
$48–75k
$20,946
$75–110k
$18,975
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$83,784

$20,946/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
79°F
Winter low
49°F
Annual rain
11.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.53.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hawthorne Muni AP, CA US station (3.5 mi from campus).

What America Evangelical University graduates study — and earn

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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Colleges near America Evangelical University

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.