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Stanbridge University

Irvine, California · Large city

10.0%
Admit rate
$45,372
Avg net price
62%
Graduation rate
$62,144
Median earnings

Stanbridge University is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Irvine, California (large city setting), enrolling 2,643 undergraduates.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,643 undergradsLarge cityHighly selective · 10% admitNear the coast

About Irvine, California

Irvine is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In the present, the city and the schools within are taking action to educate the community about the indigenous history. In 2024 there was a proposal to create a village based on Putuidem Village located in San Juan Capistrano. Every October, Irvine hosts the Irvine Global Village Festival to celebrate the diversity among the citizens of Irvine and Orange County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to John Wayne Orange County (SNA) · major hub

How Stanbridge University compares

Selectivity10.0%

More selective than 98% · #8 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate62%

Higher than 64% · #62 of 122 in California

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,144

Higher than 72% · #76 of 130 in California

Average net price$45,372

Cheaper than 2% · #106 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment2,643

Larger than 65%

Percentiles compare Stanbridge 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

2,928students
  • Undergraduate2,64390%
  • Graduate28510%

Undergraduates by gender

2,643undergrads
  • Women2,02977%
  • Men61423%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White11%
  • Black4.5%
  • Hispanic42%
  • Asian18%
  • Other or multiracial24%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,643
Graduate enrollment
285
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
61%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$26,961
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$69,003

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

Admissions

Admission rate
10.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$45,372

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
62%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,729
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,144
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Students with federal loans
90%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
62%
Low-income (Pell)
63%
First-generation
68%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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%.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,928 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

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.

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
$36,623
$30–48k
$43,299
$48–75k
$47,525
$75–110k
$49,714
$110k+
$49,714

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,000
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,000. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 900 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$62,144
Typical debt at graduation
$20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
69%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$58,942
Men
$69,672

Men out-earn women by $10,730 (18%) 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
80°F
Winter low
48°F
Annual rain
11.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Ana John Wayne AP, CA US station (0.5 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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Colleges near Stanbridge 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.