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University of the People has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Tuition and fees for a year | $1,400 |
International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | CA median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 36% | 51% | 49% |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
0% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 0% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 47% women and 53% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 16 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.
What is not reported
The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, a net price, the share of students who return for a second year, earnings of former students or loan debt at University of the People. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.
Other colleges in California of a similar size
- University of California-RiversideRiverside, public
- University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, public
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, public
- California State University-FresnoFresno, public
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, private nonprofit
- California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, public
Common questions
How much is tuition at University of the People?
Published tuition and fees are $1,400 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.
What is the graduation rate of University of the People?
36% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.