$62,144
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Stanbridge University is a for-profit 4-year college in Irvine, California with 2,643 undergraduates and 285 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $45,372 a year. It admits 10% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,144 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$45,372
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
10%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,144
Rank 681 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $45,372
- Cost of attendance
- $49,714
- Students with a need-based grant
- 61%
- Students with federal loans
- 90%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $36,623
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $43,299
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $47,525
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $49,714
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $49,714
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
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
- 10%
- Undergraduates
- 2,643
- Graduate students
- 285
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 80%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 14
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 681 of 5,094 US colleges and 104 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $45,372 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 10% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,729 | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,144 | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 235 | $19,996 | $57,359 | $72,468 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 175 | $28,326 | $50,198 | $65,946 | $42,269 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 128 | $35,329 | $90,853 | $106,807 | $80,813 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 63 | $100,136 | $79,749 | $89,487 | $71,416 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $19,500 | $41,647 | $52,651 | $41,460 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,466 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,020 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Stanbridge University cost?
$45,372 a year is the average net price at Stanbridge University after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $49,714. Families earning under $30,000 pay $36,623 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Stanbridge University?
10% of applicants are admitted to Stanbridge University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Stanbridge University graduates earn?
$62,144 a year is the median pay of former Stanbridge University students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,729 after 6 years). That ranks 681 of 5,094 US colleges and 104 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $90,853.
How much student debt do Stanbridge University graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Stanbridge University graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 90% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Stanbridge University?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Stanbridge University finish within 6 years. 84% 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 Stanbridge University?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (235 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (175 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (128 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 14 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.