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SCU

Southern California University of Health Sciences

Whittier, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Southern California University of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Whittier, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,008 students in fall 2024, including 729 undergraduates and 1,279 graduate students.

Southern California University of Health Sciences offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Chiropractic, Biomedical Sciences, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 564 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,008
Students enrolled
564
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 13

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

Health Professions 10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
32
Master's degrees
213
Professional doctorates
262
Certificates under 1 year
28
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
12
Postbaccalaureate certificates
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,008
Undergraduates, fall 2024
729
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,279
Full-time, fall 2024
58%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,246
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,674
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,572
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
17%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
77%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President/CEO
Dr. John Scaringe
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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