Homestead Schools
Private College in Torrance, CA. Six-year graduation rate 93%. Median 10-year earnings $59,398.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $59,398 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate of 93% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $18,040, 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 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 93% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
93% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. This is a small school — 260 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 260 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $15,962 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,839 at $0–30k, $17,870 at $110k+. 66% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,098 — common but not automatic. 60% 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 · 6 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 | $16,839 |
| $30–48k | $16,839 |
| $48–75k | $13,693 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $17,870 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 156 of these 260 students, totalling $1,652,379 — an average of $10,592 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
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)