Laurus College
Laurus College is a for-profit college in San Luis Obispo, CA, with about 641 students on campus.
The short version on Laurus College
Many students are adults coming back to school
96% 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 ↓
Men outnumber women about three to one
82% of undergraduates are men and 18% are women. The students ↓
Loan payments above the 10% comfort line
The typical graduate owes $32,416, about $344 a month over ten years. That’s 12.4% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting, above the 10% many advisers treat as a comfort line. Outcomes ↓
Students are a big part of San Luis Obispo
33% of San Luis Obispo’s 50,636 residents are enrolled in college. Living in San Luis Obispo ↓
Laurus College focuses on business
43% of the degrees Laurus College awards are in business; the next biggest field, health professions, is 25%. Majors ↓
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.
The students
1,116 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Laurus College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Laurus College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $27,256 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,733.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $95,728 over 4 years · 12% off the sticker price
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
$344 a month against about $2,771 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 15% 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).
Living in San Luis Obispo
33% of San Luis Obispo’s 50,636 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ San Luis Obispo pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Laurus College; 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.