America Evangelical University
Private College in Gardena, CA. Six-year graduation rate 33%.
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 33% graduate within six years. Just 54% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 71 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,070 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($16,941 versus $18,975), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 89% receive grants worth $5,918 on average. 55% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 63 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,941 |
| $30–48k | $16,753 |
| $48–75k | $20,946 |
| $75–110k | $18,975 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 39 of these 71 students, totalling $182,087 — an average of $4,669 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)