About
California Health Sciences University (CHSU) is a private, for-profit university located in Clovis, in the U.S. state of California. Founded in 2012, the school operates two academic programs, which offer doctoral degrees in pharmacy and osteopathic medicine. Graduates of the College of Osteopathic Medicine will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is fully pre-accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data5 · 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.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 6
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jul 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: DenialAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Apr 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation · Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
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 $28.4M 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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 0.1% 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 California Health Sciences
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
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
California Health Sciences vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions California Health Sciences 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia Health Sciences University | — | — | 607 | — | — |
| — | 56.0% | 243 | $21,941 | — | |
| 50% | 50.0% | 473 | — | — | |
| — | — | 548 | — | — | |
| — | — | 603 | $25,805 | — | |
| — | — | 321 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 50% | 53.0% | 511 | $23,873 |
Institutions like California Health Sciences
Explore the federal data for institutions in California Health Sciences's comparison group.
- California
Pacific College
Grad rate—Admit rate56.0%Enrollment243Net price$21,941View data - California
American University of Health Sciences
Grad rate50%Admit rate50.0%Enrollment473Net price—View data - California
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment548Net price—View data - California
Angeles College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment603Net price$25,805View data - California
Five Branches University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment321Net price—View data
California Health Sciences Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
To support continuous improvement in student success and institutional effectiveness through data-driven decision making, transparency, alignment with accreditation standards and strategic goals.
Visit IR office page- Milla ZlatanovaExecutive Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
- Lynette CarterExecutive Assistant
- Leslie Vargas-VargasInstitutional Research and Effectiveness Intern
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