San Diego
Global Knowledge University
For-profit College in San Diego, CA. Six-year graduation rate 45%.
Academics
46% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. A 50:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 98 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
No average net price is published here, so the cost side of this page is incomplete. Treat the participation rates as a signal about aid, not about price. 12% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Only 4% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Federal student loans went to 4 of these 98 students, totalling $38,000 — an average of $9,500 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)