San Diego Global Knowledge University
San Diego, California · Website
San Diego Global Knowledge University is a for-profit 4-year college in San Diego, California with 173 undergraduates and 20 graduate students. 45% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$13,774
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $13,774
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.1%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,185 in 2019-20 to $13,774 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 173
- Graduate students
- 20
- Part-time students
- 6.4%
- Women
- 38%
- Students per teacher
- 50
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,774 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 97 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at San Diego Global Knowledge University?
San Diego Global Knowledge University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at San Diego Global Knowledge University?
45% of first-time, full-time students at San Diego Global Knowledge University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at San Diego Global Knowledge University?
Computer Software and Media Applications (97 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 bachelor's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (1 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.