California · Private for-profit · Predominantly bachelor's

United States University

San Diego, California. 167 undergraduate students. 26 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at United States 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 BETTER+167%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at United States University rose 167% between 2006 and 2009 (36 → 96).

EARNINGS TREND · TRENDING BETTER+132%

Earnings trend · post-entry horizons

Earnings 10 years post-entry at United States University are 132% above 6-year earnings ($34.9k → $81.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at United States University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+73%

For-profit bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at United States University are 73% above the for-profit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($81.0k vs $46.9k).

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
$80,980+132% · 6→10y
California median $42,588
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$34,909
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
-100% · '14→'21
California median 61.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$13,598-24% · '07→'09
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
167+243% · '05→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$6,600
out-of-state $6,600
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

2.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $13,598 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $80,980 (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 · 2005200996
962820052009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 201420210.0%
28%0%20142021
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 20072009$6,250
$8,274$6,25020072009
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 20142021-100%

United States University · completion · 150% fell

28.3% → 0.0%

COMPLETION · 100% · 20142021-100%

United States University · completion · 100% fell

16.7% → 0.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 20052009+34%

United States University · undergrad enrollment rose

28 → 96

MEDIAN DEBT · 20072009-24%

United States University · median debt fell

$8,274 → $6,250

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

United States University · cohort default rate fell

16.6% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082009+35%

United States University · pell share rose

27.1% → 36.6%

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

United States University graduates earn $X” — not “United States University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending United States 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 →