Vanguard University of Southern California Teaching Programs

Vanguard University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Costa Mesa, California. Costa Mesa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Vanguard University of Southern California?

Contact details for Vanguard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone:	714-556-3610
Website:	www.vanguard.edu

How Do I Get Into Vanguard?

You can apply to Vanguard online at: https://www.vanguard.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Vanguard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Vanguard?

The acceptance rate at Vanguard University of Southern California is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Vanguard University of Southern California?

The overall average net price of Vanguard is $28,711. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Vanguard, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $6,181 a year. That adds up to $24,724 over four years for those students.

Vanguard University of Southern California Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,975 undergraduate students at Vanguard, with 1,777 being full-time and 198 being part-time.

There are also 293 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,777 full-time undergraduates at Vanguard, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Vanguard University of Southern California students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	85
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	865
White	588
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	157

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Vanguard University of Southern California. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Vanguard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Vanguard University of Southern California

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Vanguard. In 2022-2023, 1,362 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Vanguard has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Vanguard University of Southern California Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	0	0	35	0	35
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	24	24
General Education	0	24	0	0	24
Music Education	0	5	0	0	5
Early Childhood Education	1	3	0	0	4
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	32	35	24	92

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.