by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend UEI College-Gardena, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,691.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $26,611.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $26,303.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $26,915.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $28,965.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $30,548.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $31,863.00 |
Use UEI College-Gardena Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at UEI College-Gardena amounts to $9,433.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,433.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,445.00 |
| Middle income | $8,914.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $3,945.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,433.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,449.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of UEI College-Gardena amounts to $3,933.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The federal default-rate tier for UEI College-Gardena is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.9% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at UEI College-Gardena amount to $161,771,508.00 over 20,589 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 62 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,569.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about UEI College-Gardena, keep these questions in mind:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.