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Located in Costa Mesa, California, Vanguard University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

$28,711 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
69% 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: www.vanguard.edu

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 Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vanguard?

69% Acceptance Rate
75% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 69%, Vanguard does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% 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 500 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 500 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 480 to 590 )
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800
Vanguard received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Vanguard University of Southern California  ( 19 to 25 )
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Can I Afford Vanguard University of Southern California?

$28,711 Net Price
95% Take Out Loans
1.1% 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Vanguard, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $6,181 a year. That adds up to $24,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Vanguard is 1.1%. 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

1,777 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,975 undergraduate students at Vanguard, with 1,777 being full-time and 198 being part-time.

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There are also 293 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,777 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 85
Black or African American 79
Hispanic or Latino 865
White 588
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 157

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

251 Took All Classes Online
1,752 Took At Least One Class Online
631.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Vanguard. In 2020-2021, 1,752 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 #99 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%.

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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