Private (for-profit)

American University of Health Sciences

Signal Hill, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·auhs.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
+17.0pp vs peer
Enrollment
473
peer median 939
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American University of Health Sciences is Christian-based private for-profit university in Signal Hill, California, United States. It was established in 1994 and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
2
2 candidates competed
Admitted
1
Enrolled
1
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
50%+17.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
50%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

100.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 100.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
86.8%
In-state tuition
$24,575
Out-of-state
$24,575

Academic programs at AUHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

132 total
01Health Professions
132100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
473
12-mo unduplicated
670
Undergraduate
469
Graduate
201

Gender split

Men
27%182
Women
73%488

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
45.1%
Hispanic
30.8%
Black
11.0%
White
4.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
3.0%
Non-resident
2.2%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Two or more
1.1%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
24

AUHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions AUHS selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectAmerican University of Health Sciences
50%473
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
82%100.0%1,222$32,603
Aspen University
27%3,511
Brookline College-Albuquerque
9%560$39,885
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
841
Chamberlain University-Arizona
50%90.9%693$37,002
Chamberlain University-California
0%80.0%751
Chamberlain University-Florida
33%90.9%821$29,539
Chamberlain University-Georgia
50%91.4%1,940$31,471
Chamberlain University-Illinois
42%82.6%32,944$26,933
Chamberlain University-Michigan
100%85.7%629$26,870
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
33%100.0%1,226$36,438
Chamberlain University-Texas
25%83.9%2,270$32,247
Chamberlain University-Virginia
100%90.0%557
Denver College of Nursing
811
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
23%5,585
Miami Regional University
84%84.3%916$28,535
Nightingale College
26%6,036$29,378
Pacific College of Health and Science
786$39,710
Pacifica Graduate Institute
833
Provo College
47%669$30,255
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
1,686
Rocky Vista University
1,903
South University-Tampa
18%752$24,280
South University-West Palm Beach
17%433$20,494
United States University
2,454$21,557
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
4,370
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
548
West Coast University-Los Angeles
31%92.3%2,673$51,992
West Coast University-Miami
33%100.0%961$38,218
West Coast University-Ontario
39%88.1%2,671$49,752
West Coast University-Orange County
60%95.3%4,586$36,836
Peer group median33%90.9%939$31,859

AUHS Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Address
1600 E Hill St. Signal Hill CA 90755

The Office of Institutional Research is responsible for providing the university management with information that supports institutional planning, policy formation, curriculum management and change, and decision making; coordinating responses to inquiries for university-related information, and serving as a comprehensive source for information about the institution.

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Reports & documents (1)

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