South Baylo University
About
South Baylo University is a private institution located in California, specializing in acupuncture and East Asian medicine education. Founded over 45 years ago, it operates two campuses in Anaheim and Los Angeles. The university is recognized for its comprehensive programs, including a Master's degree in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (MAcHM) and a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM).
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.
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 1
- Aug 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
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 $1.2M 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 75 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) 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 South Baylo
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
- On campus1
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.
South Baylo vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South Baylo 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouth Baylo University | — | — | 198 | — | — |
| — | — | 158 | $15,845 | — | |
| — | — | 115 | — | — | |
| — | — | 523 | — | — | |
| — | — | 112 | — | — | |
| — | — | 166 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | — | — | 162 | $15,845 |
Institutions like South Baylo
Explore the federal data for institutions in South Baylo's comparison group.
- California
Homestead Schools
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment158Net price$15,845View data - California
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment115Net price—View data - California
The Chicago School at Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment523Net price—View data - California
The Chicago School at San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price—View data - California
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment166Net price—View data
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