Private for-profit · University
American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, California · Large suburb
- 50.0%
- Admit rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- $93,610
- Median earnings
American University of Health Sciences is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Signal Hill, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 351 undergraduates.
About Signal Hill, California
Signal Hill is a city 2.2 mi2 (5.7 km2) in area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The hill that the city is named after is 365 feet (111 m) above the surrounding city of Long Beach. Prior to its dissolution, the airline Jet America Airlines was headquartered in Signal Hill. The diner chain Hof's Hut is headquartered in Signal Hill. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 18 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub
How American University of Health Sciences compares
More selective than 84% · #34 most selective of 107 in California
Higher than 40% · #90 of 122 in California
Higher than 98%
Higher than 97% · #13 of 130 in California
Lower than 1%
Lower than 28%
Larger than 17%
Percentiles compare American University of Health Sciences with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate35174%
- Graduate12226%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women27478%
- Men7722%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White3.7%
- Black10.0%
- Hispanic29%
- Asian45%
- Other or multiracial13%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 351
- Graduate enrollment
- 122
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Students over 25
- 70%
- Median family income
- $31,654
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $103,032
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 50.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $24,575
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- —
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $111,064
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $93,610
- Median debt at graduation
- $40,326
- Students with federal loans
- 83%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 57%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $80
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (473 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $93,610
- Typical debt at graduation
- $40,326
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 43%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 73%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $35,529 (50%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 47°F
- Annual rain
- 12″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA US station (1.8 mi from campus).
What American University of Health Sciences graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












