+36%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Vanguard University of Southern California rose 36% between 2007 and 2010 ($11.0k → $15.0k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, California. 1,975 undergraduate students. 39 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Vanguard University of Southern California
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.
+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Vanguard University of Southern California rose 15% between 2007 and 2010 ($23.0k → $26.3k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Vanguard University of Southern California rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($37.7k → $41.7k).
-6pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 5 pp at Vanguard University of Southern California vs the 2018–2022 baseline (55.9% vs 61.3%).
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.
$59,541+37% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$43,464
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry55.9%+10% · '02→'24
California median 61.3%$15,000+67% · '97→'10
At program completion1,975+59% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS73.7%-9% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time64.7%-29% · '01→'24
latest cohort$39,950+98% · '00→'10
out-of-state $39,950SECTION 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
3.4%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,541 (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.
+32%
Vanguard University of Southern California · completion · 100% rose
39.1% → 51.5%
+59%
Vanguard University of Southern California · undergrad enrollment rose
1,076 → 1,708
+98%
Vanguard University of Southern California · in-state tuition rose
$13,310 → $26,342
+213%
Vanguard University of Southern California · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,310 → $41,700
+67%
Vanguard University of Southern California · median debt rose
$9,000 → $15,000
-100%
Vanguard University of Southern California · cohort default rate fell
4.9% → 0.0%
+43%
Vanguard University of Southern California · pell share rose
24.8% → 35.4%
+32%
Vanguard University of Southern California · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,600 → $54,755
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$154,180Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$113,933Curriculum and Instruction.$77,406Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,226Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$61,673Education, General.$60,138Communication and Media Studies.$59,961Marketing.$58,515Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$55,233Sociology.$54,685Psychology, General.$53,747Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$48,325Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.$47,152
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
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
“Vanguard University of Southern California graduates earn $X” — not “Vanguard University of Southern California makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Vanguard University of Southern California 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.