North-West College-San Diego
Tuition, net price, admissions, and graduate salary · San Diego, California
Net price / year
$46,503
after grants & scholarships
higher than 93% of for-profit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
Open admission
accepts most applicants
Median earnings
$48,064
4 years after graduating
lower than 66% of for-profit 4-year colleges
North-West College-San Diego at a glance
- What is the tuition at North-West College-San Diego?
- The reported tuition and fees for its programs are $76,557 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at North-West College-San Diego?
- The average cost of attendance is $49,552 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at North-West College-San Diego?
- The average net price is $46,503 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at North-West College-San Diego?
- This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- How much do graduates of North-West College-San Diego earn?
- The median graduate earns $48,064 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- This is a branch campus: earnings and debt figures are reported for the whole institution, not this campus alone.
- At $46,503 a year, the average net price is higher than 93% of for-profit 4-year colleges.
- This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
- It would take about 16.8 years of the earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate to cover the estimated net cost (not counting income forgone while studying).
- About 75% of undergraduates are 25 or older.
Tuition and cost of attendance at North-West College-San Diego
Average net price
$46,503 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$186,012
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $45,058
- $30–48k $46,341
- $48–75k $46,745
- $75–110k $48,695
- $110k+ $49,552
North-West College-San Diego acceptance rate and admissions
Open admission
The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.
Salary after graduating from North-West College-San Diego
Typical monthly payment
$101
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
16.8 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.2×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 2.5%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings and debt are reported for the whole institution (all campuses sharing one federal ID).
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $22,023 · median $41,472 · 75th percentile $66,073
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at North-West College-San Diego ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate · Graduates: 80 | $107,406 | 1 yr$96,1854 yrs$107,406 | U.S. median $80,813 U.S. middle half $61.1K–$103.8K · Above the U.S. median | $29,211 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 18.4%
- Black or African American 10.1%
- Hispanic or Latino 36%
- Asian 23.6%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1.4%
- Two or more races 8.8%
- U.S. nonresident 0%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 1.4%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 20.1%
- Women 79.9%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
75%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 636
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 47%
- Receive federal loans
- 69%
- Students per faculty member
- 27 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at North-West College-San Diego?
For the 2024-25 academic year, North-West College-San Diego reported tuition and fees of $76,557 for its programs. This is the published price before any aid; what you pay depends on the aid you receive.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at North-West College-San Diego?
The average cost of attendance at North-West College-San Diego is $49,552 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $46,503 a year. That is higher than 93% of for-profit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at North-West College-San Diego get?
47% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 69% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $45,058 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $49,552 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at North-West College-San Diego?
North-West College-San Diego has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.
How much do North-West College-San Diego graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $48,064 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $41,088.
Is North-West College-San Diego worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For North-West College-San Diego, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 16.8 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $9,500, about 0.2 times their median earnings four years after finishing. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do North-West College-San Diego graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $9,500, or about $101 a month on a 10-year plan.
Who attends North-West College-San Diego?
Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 80% are women and 20% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is Hispanic or Latino (36%). About 75% are aged 25 or older.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things