California Miramar University
Acceptance rate
18.5%
2025
Peer median 68.0%
Tuition per year
$9,994
$32,080 with room and board
Peer median $13,920
Undergraduates
135
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 13 : 1
Graduation rate
22.2%
4-year; 6-year rate 22.2%
Peer median 15.4%
“Peers” are all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Website
- www.calmu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 135
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- In San Diego
- Nearest international airport
- San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 5 mi
- Academic calendar
- Other
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Chitpasong Vasquez (President)
- Phone
- 858653300011
- City
- San Diego, California
- Address
- 3550 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 208, San Diego, CA 92108-1739
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 68.0% · all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 26.7%, women 38.9%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
1 in 5
379 applicants in 2025, 18.5% admitted
70 admitted 309 not admitted Yield 71.4%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Business Administration and Management, General · Master's22 (82% international)
- Computer and Information Sciences, Other · Master's16 (94% international)
- Business Administration and Management, General · Doctoral7 (100% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | $29,503 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other. | - |
Students
247 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 79:21 · Freshman retention 92.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 65
- First-year undergraduates 50
- Graduate students 112
- Transfers and others 20
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (135)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.
24 in 2025 · 5.2% in 2016
60 in 2025 · 39.2% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$32,080
- Undergraduate tuition
- $9,994
- Room and board
- $22,086
- Graduate tuition
- $7,300
Peer median tuition + room and board $27,000 · all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 21% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 108%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$3.1M
Expenses$3.0M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NSCAA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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San Diego State UniversitySan Diego · 2.8 mi
U.S. News #137
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University of San DiegoSan Diego · 4.3 mi
U.S. News #100
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University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla · 9.6 mi
U.S. News #29
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Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo · 64.4 mi
Liberal Arts #41
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 73.1 mi
U.S. News #34
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Chapman UniversityOrange · 81.9 mi
U.S. News #100
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University of California-RiversideRiverside · 83.3 mi
U.S. News #80
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California State University-FullertonFullerton · 88.1 mi
U.S. News #156
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California State University--Long BeachLong Beach · 90.0 mi
U.S. News #137
Peer median 0.0 · all 40 private business and management schools in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of California Miramar University include Selena (Singer known as the Queen of Tejano Music), Bingu wa Mutharika (Third president of Malawi and economist) and Toni Iwobi (Italian senator for Lega Nord).
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Selena 1971–1995
Singer known as the Queen of Tejano Music
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Bingu wa Mutharika 1934–2012
Third president of Malawi and economist
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Toni Iwobi 1955–
Italian senator for Lega Nord
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Romulus Whitaker 1943–
Herpetologist, founded Madras Snake Park
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David Brumbaugh 1960–2017
Oklahoma state representative and businessman
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Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita 1969–
Indonesian politician
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Musa Bin Shamsher 1945–
Bangladeshi businessman, CEO of DATCO Group
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Abdul Satar Sirat 1937–
Former Afghan justice minister and deputy prime minister
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Abraham Mor Severios 1941–
Syriac Orthodox bishop
More alumni (1, by field)
Politics and law
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Lionell Spruill 1946–
Virginia politician
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.