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College / Postsecondary Institution:
Vanguard University of Southern California

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
   55 Fair Dr
   Costa Mesa  CA  92626

General Tel: 714-556-3610
Admissions Tel:
Financial Aid Tel:
www.vanguard.edu

General Campus and Student Body Information
Four or more years
Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation - Assemblies of God Church)
Carnegie Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--General
Mission: www.vanguard.edu/catalog/
City: Midsize
Calendar: Semester
On campus housing available (1,084 capacity)

Athletic Conf. Affiliation(s): NAIA (member for basketball, baseball, track)

Enrollment
Men Women Total
Undergraduate Full-time 539 974 1,513
Undergraduate Part-time 157 285 442
Total (including graduate and other programs) 927 1,880 2,807

4% Black/Non-Hispanic
2% American Indian/Alaskan Native
6% Asian/Pacific Islander
16% Hispanic

Estimated Student/Faculty Ratio: 9:1
Academics, Majors and Programs
Type(s) of instruction/programs offered:
•Academic
Instructional program leading toward an associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, or first-professional degree or resulting in credits that can be applied to one of these degrees.
•Continuing Professional
Programs and courses designed specifically for individuals who have completed a professional degree (such as law, medicine, dentistry, or social work) to obtain additional training in their particular field of study.

Special credits and learning opportunities:
•Advanced placemnt (AP) credit
•Dual credit (with high school)
•Credit for life experiences
•Study abroad
•Weekend college

Graduation Rates:
Click here for information and data as reported to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Degree/Certificate type(s) offered:
•Less than one year
•Bachelors Degree
•Masters Degree

Degree/Certificate areas awarded:
•Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services27%
•Psychology18%
•Education13%
•Theology and Religious Vocations11%
•Social Sciences7%
•Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs6%
•History4%
•Visual and Performing Arts4%
•English Language and Literature/Letters3%
•Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies2%
•Biological and Biomedical Sciences2%
•Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services1%
•Mathematics and Statistics1%
•Philosophy and Religious Studies1%
•Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0%
•Health Professions and Related Programs0%
•Physical Sciences0%
Undergraduate Applications and First-year Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Open admission policy: True
Secondary school GPA: Required
Secondary school rank: Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record: Required
Completion of college-prep program: Recommended
Recommendations: Required
Admission test scores (SAT, ACT, etc): Required
Percent submitting SAT scores: 78%
Percent submitting ACT scores: 31%
Test Scores
25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT I Verbal 440 550
SAT I Math 420 530
ACT Composite 18 23
ACT English
ACT Math

Number of first-year applications: 897
Number of first-year admissions: 729
Percent admitted: 81.3%
First-year, full-time enrollment 313
First-year, part-time enrollment
Costs and Financial Aid
In State In District Out of State
Tuition (academic year): $24,310 $24,310 $24,310
Charge per credit hour: $991 $991 $991

Other Estimated Expenses
Books and supplies (academic year): $1,566
Room and board on campus: $7,668
Other expenses on campus: $2,970
Room and board off campus: $10,152
Other expenses off campus: $3,870
Other expenses off campus with family: $4,014

Click here for more tuition and fee information as reported to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Financial Aid
Type of Aid Percent Receiving Average Amount
Federal Grant 19% $3,942
State Grant 15% $5,936
Institutional Grant 82% $11,796
Loan 60% $5,961
Percent receiving any type of financial aid: 83%
Other
•Remedial services offered
•Academic/career counseling services
•Employment services for current students
•Placement services for completers
More information from the National Center for Education Statistics:
Accreditation
Campus Crime Statistics

 


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