Five Branches University
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California
- Website
- www.fivebranches.edu
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a midsize city
- Nearest major city
- San Jose, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 30 mi
- Academic calendar
- Trimester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Ron Zaidman (CEO/President)
- Phone
- 8314769424
- City
- Santa Cruz, California
- Address
- 200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine · Doctoral52 (2% international)
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine · Master's32 (3% international)
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine · Doctoral16 (19% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master | Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. | $28,952-$55,227 |
Students
321 students in 2025
- Graduate students 321
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.
51 in 2025 · 10.8% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.3M
Expenses$4.4M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 4.0 mi
U.S. News #109
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 26.7 mi
U.S. News #55
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 33.5 mi
U.S. News #5
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 58.5 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 61.4 mi
U.S. News #116
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 64.3 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of the PacificStockton · 79.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-MercedMerced · 91.0 mi
U.S. News #69
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University of California-DavisDavis · 109.7 mi
U.S. News #34
Peer median 0.0 · all 221 private health professions schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.