Vanguard University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Vanguard University is a private master's university in Costa Mesa, CA (city setting), with 1,987 undergraduates (66% women), affiliated with the Assemblies of God Church. It admitted 65% of 3,422 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $57,550 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,273 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 1.04 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Vanguard University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Assemblies of God Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $39,950
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Vanguard University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Vanguard University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Pacific West Conference | 32 | — | 3 | $427k | $13,350 | — | |
| Baseball | Pacific West Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $517k | $11,249 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Pacific West Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $771k | $42,838 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Pacific West Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $626k | $28,467 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Independent | 16 | — | 4 | $229k | $14,314 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Pacific West Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Pacific West Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Pacific West Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $166k | $13,795 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Pacific West Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $200k | $16,627 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Pacific West Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $407k | $11,618 | — | |
| Softball | Pacific West Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $523k | $18,660 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Pacific West Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $222k | $9,644 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Pacific West Conference | 41 | — | 1 | $429k | $10,460 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 26 | — | 4 | $258k | $9,940 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Pacific West Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $392k | $17,027 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 22 | — | 4 | $408k | $18,540 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 28 | — | 2 | $347k | $12,384 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.