Homestead Schools

Homestead Schools is a private nonprofit college in Torrance, California. It graduates 93% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $59,398 ten years after starting college, more than 39% of the California colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

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What your family pays
$15,962 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Graduation rate
93%

Higher than 97% of California colleges we cover and 98% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$59,398

Higher than 39% of California colleges we cover and 68% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Homestead Schools acceptance rate & admissions

Pell Grant recipients66%
First-generation students53%
Women / men78% / 22%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Homestead Schools tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees—
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies—
Total cost of attendance—

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$18,040
Loan default rate2.9%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: California residents who meet income, asset and GPA standards may receive a Cal Grant (California Student Aid Commission); apply with the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application. Not included in the prices above. California Student Aid Commission

Homestead Schools majors, earnings & careers

Homestead Schools offers 1 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Health & Medicine · 1

Highest-earning majors at Homestead Schools

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 1 majors
  • Nursing—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Nursing → Registered nurse

$135,560
Los Angeles
$140,270
California
$97,550
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Los Angeles

Cost of living
14% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$2,402/mo

2 bedrooms $2,964. Housing costs 70% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
67° / 77°

January and July average highs. 14 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Very High

Highest: tornado (relatively high); wildfire (very high); river flooding (very high); coastal flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Los Angeles County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)178
First-year students from California100%
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-242% bachelor's · 98% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyAsian 37% · Black 35% · Hispanic 27% · White 1%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Los Angeles County at a glance

Population9,808,667
Median household income$90,112
Adults with a bachelor's degree36%
Median age38

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Homestead Schools with similar schools

Similar private colleges in California by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Homestead Schools—$15,96293%$59,398This school
Lincoln University——100%$53,695
World Mission University—$15,785100%—
CBD College—$23,03382%$37,237
San Francisco Conservatory of Music55%$42,60774%—

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Common questions about Homestead Schools

How much does Homestead Schools cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is — a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $15,962 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $16,839 and families earning $110k+ pay $17,870.

How much do Homestead Schools graduates earn?

Former Homestead Schools students earn a median $59,398 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Homestead Schools graduation rate?

93% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Homestead Schools: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/homestead-schools (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).