Gurnick Academy
of Medical Arts
For-profit College in San Jose, CA. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $66,844.
A decade after enrolling, the median Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts student earns $66,844 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 64% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $17,317, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 64%, meaning about one in three students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 60% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 18:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. 4,644 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,644 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $30,975 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. Net price varies modestly by income — $30,825 at $0–30k against $36,618 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 51% of students at an average of $3,872. About 47% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 611 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 | $30,825 |
| $30–48k | $31,362 |
| $48–75k | $32,577 |
| $75–110k | $34,875 |
| $110k+ | $36,618 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,167 of these 4,644 students, totalling $12,487,105 — an average of $5,762 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Santa Clara 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)