Southern California University of Health Sciences
Whittier, California · Also known as Los Angeles College of Chiropractic · Website
$70,649
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,649
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern California University of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Whittier, California with 158 undergraduates and 1,279 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $45,848 a year (tuition and fees $10,476). 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,649 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,400 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$45,848
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$10,476
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,400
About $121 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,649
Rank 364 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $45,848
- Tuition and fees
- $10,476
- Cost of attendance
- $57,740
- Students with a need-based grant
- 6.9%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $45,723
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $45,973
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 $8,779 in 2015-16 to $10,476 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 158
- Graduate students
- 1,279
- Part-time students
- 70%
- Women
- 82%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 17
- Endowment
- $1.67M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
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 364 of 5,094 US colleges and 61 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $45,848 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,476 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,400 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,761 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,649 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
Programs
17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 141 | $186,190 | $38,143 | $56,605 | $61,163 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 85 | Withheld | - | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsCertificate | Certificate | 72 | $11,400 | $27,755 | $25,591 | $36,403 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $102,750 | $122,512 | $143,967 | $127,347 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsProfessional | Professional | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,692 |
| GeneticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| GeneticsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,462 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| ChiropracticDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | $39,421 | $51,229 | $57,185 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,721 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $127,648 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,016 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,167 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | $14,378 | Withheld | $29,652 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Whittier and California on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Southern California University of Health Sciences cost?
$45,848 a year is the average net price at Southern California University of Health Sciences after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,476, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $57,740. Families earning under $30,000 pay $45,723 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern California University of Health Sciences?
Southern California University of Health Sciences has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates earn?
$70,649 a year is the median pay of former Southern California University of Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,761 after 6 years). That ranks 364 of 5,094 US colleges and 61 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $122,512.
How much student debt do Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates have?
$11,400 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern California University of Health Sciences graduates, about $121 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern California University of Health Sciences?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Southern California University of Health Sciences finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Southern California University of Health Sciences?
Chiropractic (141 professional graduates), Biology, General (85 master's graduates), Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (72 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 17 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.