Private (for-profit)

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

San Marcos, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·usa.edu
Total enrollment
4,370
peer median 939
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About

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is a private for-profit health sciences university headquartered in San Marcos, California, United States. It was founded in 1979 as the Institute of Physical Therapy. It has campuses in San Marcos, California and in St. Augustine, Florida; Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. The university is now owned by Perdoceo Education Corporation.

Program outcomes

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

Of 16 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
3
18.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing3 · 18.8%
  • No Data13 · 81.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
13

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.

3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.8%
$76,852 vs $60,112
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.7%
$77,356 vs $60,112
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.5%
$83,832 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
100%
$77,412 debt · $77,356 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
98%
$82,000 debt · $83,832 earn

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 $146.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$146.9M
6,476 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$57.5M
3,630 loan awards
Grad PLUS$89.5M
2,846 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.

Of 807 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.1%
-2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
807
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.9%
2017
0.5%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.1%
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 USA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,794 total completions
01Health Professions
1,76298.2%
02Education
321.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,370
12-mo unduplicated
5,544

Gender split

Men
28%1,533
Women
72%4,011

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 5,152 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.571 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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

    USA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions USA 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
    SubjectUniversity of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
    4,370
    50%50.0%473
    82%100.0%1,222$32,603
    27%3,511
    9%560$39,885
    841
    50%90.9%693$37,002
    0%80.0%751
    33%90.9%821$29,539
    50%91.4%1,940$31,471
    42%82.6%32,944$26,933
    100%85.7%629$26,870
    33%100.0%1,226$36,438
    25%83.9%2,270$32,247
    100%90.0%557
    811
    23%5,585
    84%84.3%916$28,535
    26%6,036$29,378
    786$39,710
    833
    47%669$30,255
    1,686
    1,903
    18%752$24,280
    17%433$20,494
    2,454$21,557
    548
    31%92.3%2,673$51,992
    33%100.0%961$38,218
    39%88.1%2,671$49,752
    60%95.3%4,586$36,836
    Peer group median33%90.5%939$31,859

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    Reports & documents (1)

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    Frequently asked questions about University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about USA.

    How many students attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences?

    University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 4,370 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences located?

    University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is located in San Marcos, California 92069.

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