-100%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Design Institute of San Diego fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (33.3% → 0.0%).
California · Private for-profit · Predominantly bachelor's
Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, California. 92 undergraduate students. 2 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Design Institute of San Diego
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+63%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Design Institute of San Diego rose 63% between 2007 and 2010 ($18.0k → $29.4k).
-43%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Design Institute of San Diego fell 43% between 2007 and 2010 (457 → 261).
+28%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Design Institute of San Diego rose 28% between 2007 and 2010 ($14.4k → $18.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$46,920+0% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$46,916
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry50.0%+28% · '02→'24
California median 61.3%$24,530+238% · '97→'10
At program completion92+20% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS71.4%+75% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time87.5%+100% · '01→'24
latest cohort$29,350+81% · '00→'10
out-of-state $29,350SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
7.0%Median federal debt $24,530 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $46,920 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+28%
Design Institute of San Diego · completion · 150% rose
62.5% → 80.0%
+75%
Design Institute of San Diego · retention rose
57.0% → 100.0%
+20%
Design Institute of San Diego · undergrad enrollment rose
217 → 261
+81%
Design Institute of San Diego · in-state tuition rose
$10,200 → $18,480
+187%
Design Institute of San Diego · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,200 → $29,300
+238%
Design Institute of San Diego · median debt rose
$8,697 → $29,384
-100%
Design Institute of San Diego · cohort default rate fell
8.8% → 0.0%
+37%
Design Institute of San Diego · pell share rose
34.1% → 46.7%
+49%
Design Institute of San Diego · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,800 → $54,686
+30%
Design Institute of San Diego · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,200 → $46,916
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Design Institute of San Diego graduates earn $X” — not “Design Institute of San Diego makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Design Institute of San Diego caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.