California · Private for-profit · Predominantly associate's

Stanbridge University

Irvine, California. 2,373 undergraduate students. 19 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Stanbridge University

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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+234%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Stanbridge University rose 234% between 2006 and 2009 ($3.3k → $10.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+247%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Stanbridge University rose 247% between 2006 and 2009 (119 → 413).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-19%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Stanbridge University fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (76.4% → 62.1%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-14%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Stanbridge University fell 14% between 2021 and 2023 (95.8% → 82.3%).

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$62,144+16% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$53,729
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
77.2%-26% · '05→'24
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,500+234% · '06→'09
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
2,373+1621% · '05→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
92.5%-7% · '05→'09
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
11.4%-90% · '05→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
annual
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
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

3.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $62,144 (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.

UNDERGRAD · 20052009413
4182420052009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 2005202462.1%
91%62%20052024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 20062009$10,917
$10,917$3,27220062009
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 20052024-26%

Stanbridge University · completion · 150% fell

84.2% → 62.1%

COMPLETION · 100% · 20092023+58%

Stanbridge University · completion · 100% rose

52.0% → 82.3%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 20052009+195%

Stanbridge University · undergrad enrollment rose

24 → 413

MEDIAN DEBT · 20062009+234%

Stanbridge University · median debt rose

$3,272 → $10,917

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Stanbridge University graduates earn $X” — not “Stanbridge University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Stanbridge University 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.

Methodology →