College profile
Stanbridge University
CA · Private for-profit · Large city · 2,700 applicants 2023
Parent/student verdict
Highly selectiveHighly selective reach for nearly every applicant.
Best for
- Strong overall academic profile (3.9+ unweighted GPA in rigorous coursework + strong essays — school is test-optional, so the transcript carries the most weight)
- Families wanting a small undergraduate experience
The reality
- Test-optional — but selective. Transcript GPA, course rigor, and essays do the heavy lifting
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Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price with aid and at full price, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.
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Institutional snapshot
What kind of college is this?
Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.
Outcomes & cost
What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.
Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).
The real cost
What Stanbridge University actually costs
The federal file doesn't carry net-price figures for Stanbridge University, so we can't show a with-aid and full-price range here the way we do on larger colleges. That's a gap in the government's data, not a sign this college is expensive or stingy.
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Source: federal IPEDS (published tuition) and College Scorecard, which reports net price only for colleges meeting its cohort-size and Title-IV reporting thresholds.
What students study here
Most popular majors at Stanbridge University
Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Stanbridge University actually graduates — not just what it markets.
Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantStanbridge University is a private for-profit four-year college in CA. It admitted 11% of applicants (2,700 applied, 2023). Test policy: Test-optional.
Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,144 a year.
Nursing: freshmen are admitted directly into the nursing major; NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate 95.2% (2024/2025, California Board of Registered Nursing).
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