American Jewish University
Los Angeles, California · Also known as AJU · Website
$61,954
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,954
median earnings, 10 years after starting
American Jewish University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 60 undergraduates and 134 graduate students. 44% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,954 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
44%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
$61,954
Rank 691 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 10%
- Students with federal loans
- 10%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 60
- Graduate students
- 134
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 98%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 21
- Endowment
- $25.5M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 691 of 5,094 US colleges and 105 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 44% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,954 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
Programs
21 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 31 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,681 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,633 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do American Jewish University graduates earn?
$61,954 a year is the median pay of former American Jewish University students who work, 10 years after they started. That ranks 691 of 5,094 US colleges and 105 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at American Jewish University?
44% of first-time, full-time students at American Jewish University finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at American Jewish University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (31 certificate graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 master's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (8 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 21 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.