Private for-profit · University
California Miramar University
San Diego, California · Large city
- 18.5%
- Admit rate
- $12,480
- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
California Miramar University is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in San Diego, California (large city setting), enrolling 135 undergraduates.
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
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 5 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to San Diego (SAN) · major hub
How California Miramar University compares
More selective than 96% · #12 most selective of 107 in California
Higher than 40% · #90 of 122 in California
Higher than 89%
Cheaper than 83% · #22 cheapest of 118 in California
Lower than 3%
Lower than 76%
Larger than 10%
Percentiles compare California Miramar 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
- Undergraduate13555%
- Graduate11245%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1914%
- Men11686%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White14%
- Black18%
- Hispanic22%
- Asian4.4%
- Other or multiracial41%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 135
- Graduate enrollment
- 112
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 14%
- Median family income
- $22,320
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 18.5%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $12,442
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,062
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,067
- Average net price
- $12,480
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)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Transferred to another college
- 50%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,000
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
About 50% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
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.
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.
$17,425/year × about 5.5 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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 11″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Diego Montgomery Fld, CA US station (2.8 mi from campus).
What California Miramar 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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- Admission
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- Net price
- —
- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
- Earnings
- —
American InterContinental University-Houston
Houston, Texas · Large city · 11 mi to Houston
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- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
- Earnings
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Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
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- Admission
- 26%
- Net price
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- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
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- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- —
- GPA
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- Earnings
- $40k
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Rock Hill, South Carolina · Small city · 24 mi to Charlotte
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- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- GPA
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- Students
- 168
- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- SAT
- —
- GPA
- —
- Earnings
- —
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San Diego, CA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 143 students
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The University of Arizona Global Campus
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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.













