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American University of Health Sciences

Signal Hill, California Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

American University of Health Sciences is a private for-profit four-year institution in Signal Hill, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 473, made up of 351 undergraduates and 122 graduate students.

American University of Health Sciences offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Pharmacy, and Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. It awarded 173 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

473
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
173
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 9

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
104
Master's degrees
56
Professional doctorates
9
Post-master's certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
473
Undergraduates, fall 2024
351
Graduate students, fall 2024
122
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
717
Undergraduates, 2024-25
491
Graduate students, 2024-25
226
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
71%
Men
29%
White
7%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
50%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
16%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Founder
Kim Dang
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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