American Jewish University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

University of Judaism, presently known as the American Jewish University, is located in Los Angeles, California. Also known as AJU, it was established in 1947. Dr. Mordecai Kaplan, the spiritual founder of the university, was a Jewish thinker and philosopher. The University of Judaism merged with the Brandeis - Bardin Institute in March 2007 and became the American Jewish University. AJU offers an array of degrees and certificate programs through the following schools :

• Fingerhut School of Education
• Lieber School of Graduate Studies
• Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies

AJU is home to several student organizations such as the Bio - Ethics Association, the Psychology Association, the Political Science Association, tIsrael Action, the Sports Club, ASAJU Student Government, and Tikkun Olam. Students can take advantage of financial aid at AJU in the form of the Dean’s Scholarship, the President’s Scholarship, the AJU/JVS Scholarship, loans and grants.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Jewish religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 209 in 2009-2010 (236 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students and graduate students are 23%.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

AJU provides on-campus housing for 220 of its 236 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

AJU offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

LIBERAL ARTS (9 awarded)

• Comparative Literature
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Rabbinical Studies (MHL/Rav)

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

• Psychology