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Vanguard University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

87 Undergraduate Degrees
$28,711 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
50% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Vanguard University of Southern California?

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Contact details for Vanguard are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714-556-3610
Website: https://www.vanguard.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vanguarduniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/vanguardu

How Do I Get Into Vanguard?

You can apply to Vanguard online at: https://www.vanguard.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Vanguard

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vanguard?

50% Acceptance Rate
72% Of Accepted Are Women
89% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of Vanguard University of Southern California is 50%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 50%.

Average Test Scores

About 89% of students accepted to Vanguard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 480 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 470 to 560 )
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800
Vanguard received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 18 to 23 )
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Can I Afford Vanguard University of Southern California?

$28,711 Net Price
94% Take Out Loans
5.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Vanguard is $28,711. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Vanguard, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $6,715 a year. That adds up to $26,860 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Vanguard is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Vanguard University of Southern California Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,770 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,997 undergraduate students at Vanguard, with 1,770 being full-time and 227 being part-time.

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There are also 292 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,770 full-time undergraduates at Vanguard, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Vanguard University of Southern California students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 83
Black or African American 91
Hispanic or Latino 843
White 603
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 146

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Vanguard University of Southern California. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Vanguard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Vanguard University of Southern California

2,135 Took All Classes Online
2,289 Took At Least One Class Online
631.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,289 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Vanguard has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Vanguard

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Vanguard University of Southern California was 631.5%. This is the #120 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Vanguard regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Vanguard University of Southern California Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 66 66
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 12 12
Accounting 9 9
TOTAL 87 87

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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