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American Jewish University Data & Information Overview

2% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is American Jewish University Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

AJU was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into AJU?

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American Jewish University Faculty

2 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at AJU is an impressive 2 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at American Jewish University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at American Jewish University

43% On-Time Graduation Rate

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at AJU for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  43 out of 100
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American Jewish University Undergraduate Student Diversity

34 Full-Time Undergraduates
5.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
82.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 37 undergraduates at AJU with 34 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

How Much Does American Jewish University Cost?

The student loan default rate at AJU is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do AJU Graduates Make?

$47,791 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from AJU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $47,791 in their early years. That's great news for AJU students since it is 12% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of American Jewish University

California State
34 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Los Angeles, California, American Jewish University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for AJU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 15600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077-1519
Phone: 310-476-9777
Website: www.aju.edu/

American Jewish University Majors

12 Majors With Completions
38 Undergraduate Degrees
16 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 12 majors graduated from American Jewish University. Of these students, 38 received undergraduate degrees and 16 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 11 NA
Literature 11 NA
Business Administration & Management 5 NA
General Psychology 5 NA
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 NA
Religious Studies 3 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 NA
Other Education 0 NA
Political Science & Government 0 NA
Religious Education 0 NA

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Online Learning at AJU

65% Take At Least One Class Online
60% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 81 students took at least one online class at American Jewish University. This is an increase from the 7 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 81 75
2019-2020 7 7
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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