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Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·tuw.edu
Acceptance
33.8%
-37.9pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
6-yr Graduation
29%
-28.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,358
peer median 2,451
Avg net price
$16,599
-$5.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Touro University Worldwide is a nonprofit institution of higher education located in California, providing both on-campus and online academic programs. It offers degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels, with a notable focus on liberal arts education, behavioral sciences, and healthcare fields. The institution was established in 2012 and is part of the larger Touro College and University System.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
130
130 candidates competed
Admitted
44
33.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
32
72.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
29%-28.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
29%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 26 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
26
Passing
7
26.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

26programs
  • Passing7 · 26.9%
  • No Data19 · 73.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
19

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.

7
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.7%
$65,314 vs $60,112
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+33.1%
$46,340 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+35.2%
$65,760 vs $48,653
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.6%
$82,137 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.2%
$84,267 vs $60,112
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+83.6%
$89,314 vs $48,653
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+130.0%
$80,061 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$35,734 debt · $65,314 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
42%
$19,500 debt · $46,340 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
37%
$24,233 debt · $65,760 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
29%
$25,666 debt · $89,314 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
26%
$21,940 debt · $84,267 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2005Next review Jun 2033

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Oct 2018Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,310
$30–48k$14,353
$48–75k$18,397
$75–110k$19,620
$110k+$17,452

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$16,599
-$5,837vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $22,437
Federal loans
47.8%
In-state tuition
$14,600
Out-of-state
$14,600

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 343 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
343
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,079,635 total
Direct Loans
$16.9M
1,531 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$617K
214 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$899K
215 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$12.5M
938 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.9M
164 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 445 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
445
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
8.7%
2018
6.2%
2019
3.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Touro University Worldwide

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

845 total completions
01Health Professions
45553.8%
02Psychology
19723.3%
03Business
14116.7%
04Public Admin
303.6%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
121.4%
06Education
101.2%
07Philosophy/Religion
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,358
12-mo unduplicated
3,187
Undergraduate
627
Graduate
2,560

Gender split

Men
25%806
Women
75%2,381

Race / ethnicity composition

White
32.5%
Unknown
22.4%
Black
22.1%
Two or more
10.6%
Hispanic
7.9%
Asian
3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Non-resident
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,249 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    17

    Touro University Worldwide vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Touro University Worldwide selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectTouro University Worldwide
    		29%33.8%2,358$16,599Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Alfred University
    		57%73.8%2,007$22,701Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Bay Path University
    		44%85.2%2,605$14,590Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Bethel University
    		17%60.2%2,936$21,803Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Canisius University
    		66%72.4%2,451$18,322Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Capital University
    		60%70.2%2,263$23,585Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Concordia University Texas
    		45%91.3%1,396$22,240Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Hamline University
    		60%87.6%2,565$21,385Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Holy Family University
    		60%71.0%3,225$12,251Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Indiana Institute of Technology
    		47%70.4%2,770$21,318Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    John Carroll University
    		79%80.9%2,864$28,617Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Lawrence Technological University
    		60%55.9%3,693$33,995Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Lenoir-Rhyne University
    		48%84.6%2,256$23,393Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    McDaniel College
    		63%77.9%2,868$20,923Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Missouri Baptist University
    		46%68.6%5,699$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Mount Saint Mary's University
    		48%73.1%2,312$25,009Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Nazareth University
    		73%74.7%2,401$30,521Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    North Park University
    		58%68.5%2,557$18,191Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Northwest Nazarene University
    		71%64.7%1,635$25,537Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Parker University
    		50%—2,308$25,491Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Rockhurst University
    		74%69.6%3,577$23,165Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Saint Francis University
    		74%76.8%2,963$19,173Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Southern Nazarene University
    		49%—2,198$17,838Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Southwest Baptist University
    		53%68.4%2,199$21,082Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Spring Arbor University
    		63%51.5%2,441$20,899Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    The College of Saint Rose
    		51%73.4%—$23,819Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Tiffin University
    		40%80.0%3,831$23,758Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    University of Dallas
    		73%53.4%2,078$25,470Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Viterbo University
    		68%72.4%2,094$22,633Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Wayland Baptist University
    		19%56.0%2,809$20,540Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median57%71.7%2,451$22,437

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    IPEDS

    Touro University Worldwide Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Office of Academic Affairs
    Email
    aaron.brownstein [at] touro.edu
    Phone
    811-475-7175

    The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at TUW is to support the continuation of student-centered approach as an institution dedicated to continued improvement of teaching and learning.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Aaron Brownstein
      Director of Institutional Research

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Touro University Worldwide

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Touro University Worldwide.

    What is the acceptance rate at Touro University Worldwide?

    Touro University Worldwide's acceptance rate is 33.8% (44 admitted from 130 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Touro University Worldwide?

    Touro University Worldwide reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Touro University Worldwide?

    Touro University Worldwide reports a total enrollment of 2,358 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Touro University Worldwide?

    The average net price at Touro University Worldwide is $16,599 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Touro University Worldwide?

    Touro University Worldwide's yield rate is 72.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Touro University Worldwide located?

    Touro University Worldwide is located in Los Alamitos, California 90720.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Touro University Worldwide?

    Touro University Worldwide's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Academic Affairs.

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