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United States University
Sandy Springs, California · Large city
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- Avg net price
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- Graduation rate
- $80,980
- Median earnings
United States University is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Sandy Springs, California (large city setting), enrolling 153 undergraduates.
About Sandy Springs, California
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, within the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 1821, the federal government held a number of land lotteries in the area, resulting in the purchase of land in present-day Sandy Springs and its subsequent settlement. The Heritage Sandy Springs Museum opened in 2010, and is dedicated to the history of Sandy Springs. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to San Diego (SAN) · major hub
How United States University compares
Higher than 92% · #29 of 130 in California
Lower than 90%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare United States 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
- Undergraduate1536%
- Graduate2,29594%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women10669%
- Men4731%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White45%
- Black9.2%
- Hispanic33%
- Asian7.8%
- Other or multiracial5.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 153
- Graduate enrollment
- 2,295
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 93%
- Median family income
- $16,957
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $67,788
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $6,780
- Room & board
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- Books & supplies
- $1,600
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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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
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,909
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,980
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,244
- Students with federal loans
- 14%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 39%
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
- 0.0 / 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 (2,454 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $80,980
- Typical debt at graduation
- $15,244
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 19%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 74%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $7,879 (10%) 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
- 77°F
- Winter low
- 50°F
- Annual rain
- 9.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Diego Lindbergh Fld, CA US station (2.3 mi from campus).
What United States 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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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.