Private (for-profit)

Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine

Santa Monica, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·emperors.edu
Enrollment
150
peer median 150
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Emperor's College was a private for-profit graduate school of traditional Asian medicine in Culver City, California. Founded in 1983, it offered master's and doctoral programs with accreditation in acupuncture and Asian medicine. It closed on June 30, 2025.

Academic programs at Emperors

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

39 total
01Health Professions
39100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
150
12-mo unduplicated
208

Gender split

Men
17%36
Women
83%172

Emperors vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Emperors 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
SubjectEmperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
150
PCI College
149$24,046
Alhambra Medical University
140
Meridian University
297
Five Branches University
321
University of East-West Medicine
81
Peer group median150$24,046

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