College Viability Inspection Report

University of Massachusetts Global

California · Public

University of Massachusetts Global is a public institution in California, enrolling 3,705 students as of 2024. It graduates 0% of students in four years, returns 62% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $30,523 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 6 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 4 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, Enrollment, and Cost vs. Completion. This report benchmarks University of Massachusetts Global's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Data note: The U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS database did not include every reported figure for University of Massachusetts Global between 2020 and 2024. 6 indicators have IPEDS data missing for one or more years 2020–2024 (including 1 with no year reported at all) and 3 inspection flags could not be evaluated for lack of data — affected indicators are tagged below; missing years are shown as gaps in trend charts rather than estimated.

University of Massachusetts Global Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

University of Massachusetts Global — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for University of Massachusetts Global. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate0.0%not reported0th
Six-Year Graduation Rate0.0%not reported0th
Full-Time Retention Rate62.0%not reported15th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Ratenot reportednot reportednot reported
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gapnot reportednot reportednot reported
Pell Share of Cohortnot reportednot reportednot reported

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.05×-3.0%42nd
Total FTE Enrollment3,705-14.7%72nd
Endowment Valuenot reportednot reportednot reported
Net Assets (End of Year)$-72.5M-274.7%2nd

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %27.2%-9.6%27th
Student Support Spending %39.2%+15.9%99th
Administrative Spending %14.1%-20.1%31st
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio4.69×+30.0%86th
Average Net Price$30,523+26.7%87th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$31,963+14.7%97th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$31,782not reported96th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$33,209not reported96th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$35,325not reported94th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$35,325not reported84th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
University of Massachusetts Global's retention rate fell below 80% in 4 of 4 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
University of Massachusetts Global's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 3 of 3 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Not enough reported data for this flag — only 0 of 5 years had a Pell cohort of 50+ students.
Student OutcomesNot Evaluated
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
University of Massachusetts Global's ratio fell below 1.0 in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
University of Massachusetts Global's total enrollment fell from 4,343 to 3,705 students between 2020 and 2024 (-14.7%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Endowment was not reported for 2020 or 2024, so this flag could not be evaluated.
Financial HealthNot Evaluated
High Cost, Low Completion
University of Massachusetts Global costs more than the national median AND graduates students at below-median rates — both conditions for this flag are met.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Spending on Students Below the National Median
University of Massachusetts Global spends $4.69 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin in 2024 — at or above the national median of $2.75 in every reported year.
Value for MoneyCleared
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Endpoint data missing for either net price or graduation rate — flag could not be evaluated.
Value for MoneyNot Evaluated