+233%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Alliant International University-San Diego rose 233% between 2020 and 2023 (6.7% → 22.2%).
California · Private for-profit · Predominantly certificates
Alliant International University-San Diego
San Diego, California. 355 undergraduate students. 43 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Alliant International University-San Diego
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+126%
For-profit certificate-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Alliant International University-San Diego are 126% above the for-profit certificate-predominant peer median ($66.7k vs $29.5k).
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Alliant International University-San Diego fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.7% → 0.0%).
-74%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Alliant International University-San Diego fell 74% between 2007 and 2010 ($7.6k → $2.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$66,666+41% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$47,218
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry22.2%-35% · '01→'23
California median 61.3%$12,500-43% · '01→'10
At program completion355-69% · '01→'10
latest IPEDS—+67% · '04→'18
first-time, full-time0.0%-100% · '01→'24
latest cohort$13,918+208% · '01→'24
out-of-state $13,918SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.5%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $66,666 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-35%
Alliant International University-San Diego · completion · 150% fell
34.3% → 22.2%
-22%
Alliant International University-San Diego · completion · 100% fell
28.4% → 22.2%
+67%
Alliant International University-San Diego · retention rose
40.0% → 66.7%
-69%
Alliant International University-San Diego · undergrad enrollment fell
514 → 161
+208%
Alliant International University-San Diego · in-state tuition rose
$4,650 → $14,304
+208%
Alliant International University-San Diego · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,650 → $14,304
-43%
Alliant International University-San Diego · median debt fell
$3,500 → $2,000
-100%
Alliant International University-San Diego · cohort default rate fell
5.3% → 0.0%
-96%
Alliant International University-San Diego · pell share fell
43.9% → 1.7%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Research and Experimental Psychology.$122,786Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$105,285Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$100,764Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$93,014Human Resources Management and Services.$92,813Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.$79,282Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$67,664
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
7 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Alliant International University-San Diego graduates earn $X” — not “Alliant International University-San Diego makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Alliant International University-San Diego caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.