About
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a non-profit educational institution located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1989, the university offers Master's and Doctoral degree programs in Traditional Chinese Medicine with a focus on acupuncture, and has grown to serve over 200 students. The institution emphasizes Taoist healing arts and aims to integrate ancient wisdom with modern medical practices.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data3 · 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 · 3
- Aug 2023Approved for Distance EducationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
- Aug 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
- Aug 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Acupuncture (ACUP) - Professional master's degree and professional master's level certificate and diploma programs in acupuncture and oriental 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 $3.2M 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 32 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 YOSAN
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
YOSAN vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions YOSAN 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectYo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | — | — | 166 | — | — |
The Chicago School at San Diego | — | — | 112 | — | — |
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | — | — | 114 | — | — |
Dongguk University Los Angeles | — | — | 102 | — | — |
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | — | — | 115 | — | — |
Homestead Schools | — | — | 158 | $15,845 | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 115 | $15,845 |
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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