American University of Health Sciences
Signal Hill, California · Also known as AUHS · Website
$93,610
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$93,610
median earnings, 10 years after starting
American University of Health Sciences is a for-profit 4-year college in Signal Hill, California with 351 undergraduates and 122 graduate students. It admits 50% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $93,610 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $40,326 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$24,575
US median $11,837
Admission rate
50%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$40,326
About $428 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$93,610
Rank 66 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $24,575
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 83%
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
Tuition and fees went from $23,223 in 2015-16 to $24,575 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 50%
- Undergraduates
- 351
- Graduate students
- 122
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 7
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 66 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,575 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 50% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $40,326 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $111,064 | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $93,610 | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 97% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $37,584 | $94,816 | $120,284 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 54 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Signal Hill and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at American University of Health Sciences?
50% of applicants are admitted to American University of Health Sciences. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do American University of Health Sciences graduates earn?
$93,610 a year is the median pay of former American University of Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($111,064 after 6 years). That ranks 66 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $94,816.
How much student debt do American University of Health Sciences graduates have?
$40,326 is the median federal student loan debt of American University of Health Sciences graduates, about $428 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 83% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at American University of Health Sciences?
50% of first-time, full-time students at American University of Health Sciences finish within 6 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at American University of Health Sciences?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (76 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (54 master's graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (26 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 7 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.