Sacramento Ultrasound Institute
For-profit College in Sacramento, CA. Six-year graduation rate 98%.
Completion is a strength: 98% of students finish within six years. Median debt at graduation is $17,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
- ✓ Graduation rate 98% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 71% puts Sacramento Ultrasound Institute on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. Only 75 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
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
Academics
A 98% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. At 154 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 93 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $29,057 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $29,057 at $0–30k against $34,832 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 29% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing reaches 52% of students.
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 · 16 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 | $29,057 |
| $30–48k | $34,131 |
| $48–75k | $34,832 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 48 of these 93 students, totalling $371,853 — an average of $7,747 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sacramento 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)