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American University of Health Sciences is a for-profit located in Signal Hill, California. American University of Health Sciences has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at American University of Health Sciences is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $62,137 10 years after enrolling, 34th in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, American University of Health Sciences bachelor students earn 14% more than the national average.
American University of Health Sciences’s median net annual cost of $22,951 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at American University of Health Sciences sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,951
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 16% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at American University of Health Sciences is 51% lower than the state average, and 55% below the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At American University of Health Sciences, Pell Grant recipients represent 53% of the measured graduating class, 18% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at American University of Health Sciences graduates within 4.7 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
American University of Health Sciences’s economic mobility score of 39.73 is calculated by adjusting the 2.15 economic score of lower-income students by the 53% pell grant recipients within the student body. American University of Health Sciences’s EMS of 39.73 ranks in the top 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at American University of Health Sciences pays $22,951 a year, $1,878 less than the $24,829 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,951
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At American University of Health Sciences, 88% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,951 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 88% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $13,553. This is 34% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$10,990
Pell grants
$3,809
Institutional grants
$10,905
Full time
100%
83%
Female
78%
59%
First time
2%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
6%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
29%
15%
Asian
48%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
3%
0.3%
Other
5%
12%