About
Alhambra Medical University (AMU) is a private institution located in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California, founded in 2005. It specializes in graduate programs in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is affiliated with several hospitals in the area. AMU offers a practical approach to training healthcare professionals, with a strong focus on holistic and integrative care.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data2 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 3
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Master's Degree- Oriental Medicine in English (MDOME)
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Master's Degree- Oriental Medicine in Chinese (MDOMC)
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $322K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 26 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Alhambra Medical
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Alhambra Medical vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Alhambra Medical selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAlhambra Medical University | — | — | 140 | — | — |
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine | — | — | 150 | — | — |
PCI College | — | — | 149 | $24,046 | — |
University of East-West Medicine | — | — | 81 | — | — |
Meridian University | — | — | 297 | — | — |
Five Branches University | — | — | 321 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 150 | $24,046 |
Alhambra Medical Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides a general overview of Alhambra Medical University (AMU), highlighting its location, mission, and accreditation details. The Deputy President Eric Tuckman manages university operations. Contact details such as address, phone number, and email are provided for reaching the university.
Visit IR office page- Eric TuckmanDeputy President
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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