Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CA · 10 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 10 · Federal debt reported for 1
Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable
Payoff needs a reliable price
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$112,634Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Not reported
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in California run 11% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$29,875Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$317/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$112,634Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
259Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Golden Gate University
What does Golden Gate University cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Golden Gate University.
What do Golden Gate University graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $112,634 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Golden Gate University graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $29,875. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Golden Gate University worth the same?
No. The current release contains 10 field-and-degree records for Golden Gate University; 10 report year-4 earnings and 1 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
6,436Students enrolled at any point
744Undergraduate students
5,692Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Completion rate not reported
61% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
Borrower count not reportedMedian federal student debt
57% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$71,739Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$100,911Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$82,276Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income50%
Middle income55%
Higher income65%
Undergraduate student composition
White25%
Black15%
Hispanic16%
Asian27%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$91,336Year 1
$115,758Year 4
$112,634Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$135,1502Taxation · Master's Degree$134,9273Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$131,3664Human Resources Management and Services · Master's Degree$123,7725Public Administration · Master's Degree$122,5986Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$120,3117Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$107,6948Law · First Professional Degree$96,079Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Public AdministrationMaster's Degree · $122,598 reported+51%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree · $123,772 reported+48%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree · $95,577 reported+47%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · $91,369 reported+34%vs same-degree national median$33,968federal debt5Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · $135,150 reported+31%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree · $131,366 reported+30%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Claremont, CA
Claremont McKenna College
- Annual net price
- $28,849
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $108,186
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +114%
Stanford University
- Annual net price
- $13,807
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $132,900
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +274%
California Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $16,075
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $136,775
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +276%
Northeastern University Oakland
- Annual net price
- $25,181
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $94,528
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +76%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 10 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $135,150 | Not available | Not reported |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $134,927 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $131,366 | Not available | 0 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's Degree | $123,772 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $122,598 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $120,311 | Not available | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $107,694 | Not available | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $96,079 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $95,577 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $91,369 | $33,968 | 202 |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.