Alliant International
University-San Diego
For-profit College in San Diego, CA. Six-year graduation rate 22%. Median 10-year earnings $66,666.
A decade after enrolling, the median Alliant International University-San Diego student earns $66,666 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 22% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $12,878, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 22% — below national average
- ! Admit rate 0% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 22% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. 44% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. The 9:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 355, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 355 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. Grant aid is limited — 25% of students receive any. 15% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Federal student loans went to 55 of these 355 students, totalling $395,607 — an average of $7,193 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Diego County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)