Gnomon
Gnomon is a for-profit college in Los Angeles, CA, with about 426 students on campus.
What to know about Gnomon
A higher price after aid than almost any college
The average family on federal aid pays $51,949 a year after grants, more than at 99% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓
Every degree Gnomon awards is in visual and performing arts
Gnomon awards degrees in a single field, visual and performing arts. Majors ↓
A large share of international students
34% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓
Gnomon’s graduates are among the best paid in the country
Former students earn a median $114,785 ten years after starting, more than at 99% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
53% of undergraduates are 25 or older. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $54,947 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $51,949.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $197,144 over 4 years · 10% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Gnomon?
of applicants admitted
About 8 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Gnomon is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$300 a month against about $7,554 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 91% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
294 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Los Angeles
8% of Los Angeles’s 3,869,089 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Los Angeles pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Gnomon; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.