Costa Mesa, California · Private Non-Profit
Religion/Religious Studies at Vanguard University of Southern California
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~58
- Schools with reported signal
- 515
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 62.4%
- Graduation rate
- 56.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,241/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $84,964
- Median debt
- $22,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $59,541/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 515 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,321 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($998 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 43% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 0.3% reported share · $2,835 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.0% reported share · $4,195 net A+ Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, NJ · 100.0% reported share · $5,356 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.5% reported share · $5,652 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Religion/Religious Studies accounts for 3% of reported programs at Vanguard University of Southern California, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Vanguard University of Southern California's average net price is $21,241 per year, about $84,964 over four years. That is $1,321 below the $22,562 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $59,541 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $998 below the $60,539 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Vanguard University of Southern California #222 of 515 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.