10-yr median earnings
$93,610
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Signal Hill, California
American University of Health Sciences
American University of Health Sciences is a private for-profit institution in Signal Hill, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $93,610
- 10-yr median earnings
- 50.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
American University of Health Sciences pairs top-1% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 1%
- former-student earnings, US
- 50.0%
- acceptance rate
- -16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this American University of Health Sciences profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
71/100
American University of Health Sciences
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$93,610
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$40,326
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
75.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - American University of Health Sciences vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How American University of Health Sciences ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
American University of Health Sciences: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$93,610 Top 1% higher than 99% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | American University of Health Sciences | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $93,610 | #66 of 5103 | 99th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 351 | #3155 of 5462 | 42nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
351
Undergraduate enrollment
50.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$93,610
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How American University of Health Sciences ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | American University of Health Sciences | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $93,610 | #16 of 493 | 97th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 351 | #308 of 553 | 44th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 16 | American University of Health SciencesThis school | $93,610 | - |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 50.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $24,575 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $24,575 |
Net Price by Family Income
45.6%
Pell Grant Rate
83.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$40,326
Median Debt
$428/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at American University of Health Sciences swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2022, the average net price here has ranged from $15,138 to $28,145 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -7.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$15,138
Highest year
$28,145
Most recent (2022)
$25,963
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $28,1452022 · $25,963
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2022). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
78.1%
Female
35.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$111,064
Median Earnings (6yr)
74.4%
Earning Over $25K
75.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $111,064 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $93,610 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 74.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 75.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $40,326 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $428/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 77 | $120,284 | $37,584 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at American University of Health Sciences? ▼
American University of Health Sciences is a private for-profit institution in Signal Hill, California. The acceptance rate is 50.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 351 students.
How much do American University of Health Sciences former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at American University of Health Sciences who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $93,610 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $111,064.
Is American University of Health Sciences worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at American University of Health Sciences is $40,326, while former students earn a median of $93,610 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $428.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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