About
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
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 100.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 14.3%
- No Data6 · 85.7%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 16
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Jul 2023Initial AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Jun 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 201 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $8.1M 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 103 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 AUHS
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.
AUHS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions AUHS 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmerican University of Health Sciences | 50% | 50.0% | 473 | Not reported | — |
| 82% | 100.0% | 1,222 | $30,921 | — | |
| 27% | Open admission | 3,511 | $14,895 | — | |
| 9% | Open admission | 560 | $37,459 | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 841 | Grad-only | — | |
| 50% | 90.9% | 693 | $40,096 | — | |
| 0% | 80.0% | 751 | $36,559 | — | |
| 33% | 90.9% | 821 | $31,269 | — | |
| 50% | 91.4% | 1,940 | $33,188 | — | |
| 42% | 82.6% | 32,944 | $31,837 | — | |
| 100% | 85.7% | 629 | $28,045 | — | |
| 33% | 100.0% | 1,226 | $37,984 | — | |
| 25% | 83.9% | 2,270 | $32,209 | — | |
| 100% | 90.0% | 557 | $33,199 | — | |
| No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 811 | $30,530 | — | |
| 23% | Open admission | 5,585 | $18,540 | — | |
| 84% | 84.3% | 916 | $22,113 | — | |
| 26% | Open admission | 6,036 | $30,852 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 786 | $51,918 | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 833 | Grad-only | — | |
| 47% | Open admission | 669 | $27,053 | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 1,686 | Grad-only | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 1,903 | Grad-only | — | |
| 18% | Open admission | 752 | $20,434 | — | |
| 17% | Open admission | 433 | $20,271 | — | |
| Not reported | Open admission | 2,454 | $21,557 | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 4,370 | Grad-only | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 548 | Grad-only | — | |
| 31% | 92.3% | 2,673 | $53,020 | — | |
| 33% | 100.0% | 961 | $32,539 | — | |
| 39% | 88.1% | 2,671 | $49,590 | — | |
| 60% | 95.3% | 4,586 | $32,879 | — | |
| Peer group median | 33% | 90.5% | 939 | $31,837 |
Institutions like AUHS
Explore the federal data for institutions in AUHS's comparison group.
- Nevada
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
Grad rate82%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,222Net price$30,921View data - Arizona
Aspen University
Grad rate27%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment3,511Net price$14,895View data - New Mexico
Brookline College-Albuquerque
Grad rate9%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment560Net price$37,459View data - New Mexico
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment841Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Arizona
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Grad rate50%Admit rate90.9%Enrollment693Net price$40,096View data - California
Chamberlain University-California
Grad rate0%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment751Net price$36,559View data - Florida
Chamberlain University-Florida
Grad rate33%Admit rate90.9%Enrollment821Net price$31,269View data - Georgia
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Grad rate50%Admit rate91.4%Enrollment1,940Net price$33,188View data - Illinois
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Grad rate42%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment32,944Net price$31,837View data - Michigan
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Grad rate100%Admit rate85.7%Enrollment629Net price$28,045View data - New Jersey
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
Grad rate33%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,226Net price$37,984View data - Texas
Chamberlain University-Texas
Grad rate25%Admit rate83.9%Enrollment2,270Net price$32,209View data - Virginia
Chamberlain University-Virginia
Grad rate100%Admit rate90.0%Enrollment557Net price$33,199View data - Colorado
Denver College of Nursing
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment811Net price$30,530View data - Kentucky
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Grad rate23%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,585Net price$18,540View data - Florida
Miami Regional University
Grad rate84%Admit rate84.3%Enrollment916Net price$22,113View data - Utah
Nightingale College
Grad rate26%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,036Net price$30,852View data - California
Pacific College of Health and Science
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment786Net price$51,918View data - California
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment833Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Utah
Provo College
Grad rate47%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment669Net price$27,053View data - Utah
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment1,686Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Colorado
Rocky Vista University
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment1,903Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Florida
South University-Tampa
Grad rate18%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment752Net price$20,434View data - Florida
South University-West Palm Beach
Grad rate17%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment433Net price$20,271View data - California
United States University
Grad rateNot reportedAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,454Net price$21,557View data - California
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment4,370Net priceGrad-onlyView data - California
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment548Net priceGrad-onlyView data - California
West Coast University-Los Angeles
Grad rate31%Admit rate92.3%Enrollment2,673Net price$53,020View data - Florida
West Coast University-Miami
Grad rate33%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment961Net price$32,539View data - California
West Coast University-Ontario
Grad rate39%Admit rate88.1%Enrollment2,671Net price$49,590View data - California
West Coast University-Orange County
Grad rate60%Admit rate95.3%Enrollment4,586Net price$32,879View data
AUHS Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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.
Visit IR office page- Nhung Le, PhDVice President of Institutional Research and Assessment
- Nicole Lesher, PhDVice President of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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