American Jewish University
Tuition per year
$10,870
2025
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
290
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
50.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 50.0%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Website
- www.aju.edu
- Undergraduates
- 290
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Los Angeles, about 8 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 15 mi
- Also known as
- AJU
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Jewish
- President
- Jay Sanderson (President)
- Phone
- 3104769777
- City
- Los Angeles, California
- Address
- 15600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077-1519
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching · Master's29 (0% international)
- Rabbinical Studies · Master's6 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbinical Studies. | - |
Students
424 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 31:69
- Continuing undergraduates 18
- Graduate students 134
- Transfers and others 272
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (290)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
1 in 2025 · 4.1% in 2016
2 in 2025 · 5.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 tuition
$10,870
- Undergraduate tuition
- $10,870
- Graduate tuition
- $28,870
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose -64% from 2016 to 2025.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$60.5M
Expenses$27.9M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
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-Los AngelesLos Angeles · 4.2 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · 13.0 mi
U.S. News #27
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Occidental CollegeLos Angeles · 14.9 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · 19.8 mi
U.S. News #5
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Pomona CollegeClaremont · 43.4 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Scripps CollegeClaremont · 43.5 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · 43.5 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · 43.6 mi
Liberal Arts #8
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 49.1 mi
U.S. News #34
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of American Jewish University include Lorna Patterson (Actress in Airplane! and Private Benjamin), David H. Stern (Messianic Jewish theologian and Bible translator) and Gershom Sizomu (Ugandan rabbi serving the Abayudaya community).
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Lorna Patterson 1956–
Actress in Airplane! and Private Benjamin
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David H. Stern 1935–2022
Messianic Jewish theologian and Bible translator
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Gershom Sizomu 1972–
Ugandan rabbi serving the Abayudaya community
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Margaret Karram 1962–
President of the Focolare Movement
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.