Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Vanguard University of Southern California grads earn $4.6K more ten years out than Southern Nazarene's ($59,541 vs. $54,951)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Vanguard University of Southern California graduates 2 pts more of its students than Southern Nazarene (63% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Vanguard University of Southern California$59.5K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Vanguard University of Southern California63%
Southern Nazarene61%
Retention rate
Vanguard University of Southern California70%
Southern Nazarene73%

Borrowing

Median debt
Vanguard University of Southern California$22K
Southern Nazarene$21.9K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Vanguard University of Southern California57%
Southern Nazarene60%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Vanguard University of Southern California$15.8K
Southern Nazarene$18.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Vanguard University of Southern California56%
Southern Nazarene48%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Vanguard University of Southern California62%
Southern Nazarene68%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Vanguard University of Southern California28%
Southern Nazarene12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Vanguard University of Southern California55%
Southern Nazarene45%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Vanguard University of Southern California61%
Southern Nazarene55%
Pell graduation gap
Vanguard University of Southern California6 pts lower
Southern Nazarene10 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupVanguard University of Southern CaliforniaSouthern Nazarene
White58%59%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino58%44%
BlackNot shown: under 30 students31%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why