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United States University

Sandy Springs, California Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Sandy Springs, California, United States University is a private for-profit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 2,454 students in fall 2024, including 159 undergraduates and 2,295 graduate students. It is part of Aspen Group.

United States University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Teacher Education, Multiple Levels, Nursing Education, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 845 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,454
Students enrolled
845
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

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 6
Education 4
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
41
Master's degrees
755
Doctoral degrees (research)
3
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
27
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,454
Undergraduates, fall 2024
159
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,295
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,070
Undergraduates, 2024-25
187
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,883
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
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
82%
Men
18%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
32%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
50%
Students taking some online courses
50%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Aspen Group
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Scott Burrus
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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