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Schools Like Vanguard University Of... (2025) | Azimuth

Azimuth|Vanguard University Of Southern California

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Schools Similar to Vanguard University Of Southern California

Explore alternatives based on outcomes, location, cost, and admission difficulty

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Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

These schools offer higher acceptance rates while delivering comparable career outcomes.

California State University-Channel Islands• CA

Higher acceptance rate (28.4 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 74 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$62,152

Point Loma Nazarene University• CA

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Higher acceptance rate (17.1 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 75 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate82%

Earnings$63,998

Rank#1242

Azusa Pacific University• CA

Higher acceptance rate (14.8 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 32 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$66,677

Pacific University• OR

Higher acceptance rate (27.1 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$60,583

Cedar Crest College• PA

Higher acceptance rate (34.4 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$59,460

Geographic Alternatives

Strong options in the same region with comparable academic profiles.

California Baptist University• CA

Same state (33 miles away) with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Earnings$61,504

Concordia University-Irvine• CA

Same state (5 miles away) with similar earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Earnings$65,083

Pacific Union College• CA

Same state (earnings difference: 18.4%) and similar program focus; same institution type

Earnings$70,484

Peer Institutions

Elite universities with similar prestige and academic caliber

Roosevelt University• IL

Similar quality tier (#19219 ranked)

Earnings$48,712

Hamline University• MN

Similar quality tier (#19221 ranked)

Earnings$61,106

Inter American University Of Puerto Rico-Ponce• PR

Similar quality tier (#19203 ranked)

Earnings$26,721

Gettysburg College• PA

Similar quality tier (#19233 ranked)

Earnings$71,517

Central Methodist University-College Of Graduate And Extended Studies• MO

Similar quality tier (#19236 ranked)

Earnings$48,991

Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon• PR

Similar quality tier (#19749 ranked)

Earnings$31,754

William Jewell College• MO

Similar quality tier (#19750 ranked)

Earnings$59,268

College Of The Ozarks• MO

Similar quality tier (#19751 ranked)

Earnings$41,592

Grand View University• IA

Similar quality tier (#19756 ranked)

Earnings$52,824

Schools Similar to Vanguard University Of Southern California: Questions & Comparisons

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Vanguard University Of Southern California's $18,976.

If Vanguard is a reach, consider California State University-Channel Islands (93%), Point Loma Nazarene University (82%), Azusa Pacific University (79%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Vanguard University Of Southern California in CA include California Baptist University, Concordia University-Irvine, Point Loma Nazarene University.

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