Stanbridge University

Overview

Stanbridge University is a private for-profit four-year institution in Irvine, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 2,928 students in fall 2024, including 2,643 undergraduates and 285 graduate students.

Stanbridge University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Occupational Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 1,008 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Stanbridge University asserts that a high quality, accessible, and relevant education is the right of every individual. The central purpose of all programs and services offered by Stanbridge University is to prepare people for occupations and professions. As such, we are dedicated to meeting the learning needs of our students. To these ends, we offer and commit to the allocation of resources in support of a variety of programs. These programs are offered in ways that recognize the needs of a diverse, changing population. Stanbridge University’s programs provide an educational environment that allows students to meet their long-term learning needs.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

84%

Student-to-faculty ratio

15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

431

Associate degrees

424

Master's degrees

153

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

2,928

Undergraduates, fall 2024

2,643

Graduate students, fall 2024

285

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

3,880

Undergraduates, 2024-25

3,473

Graduate students, 2024-25

407

Full-time, 2024-25

100%

Size category

1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

80%

Men

20%

White

11%

Hispanic or Latino

41%

Black or African American

5%

Asian

18%

Two or more races

3%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

22%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

1

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

3%

Students taking some online courses

97%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large city

Academic calendar

Differs by program

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

Director of Training/CEO

Yasith Weerasuriya

Services and opportunities

Student employment services, Job placement for graduates