American Institute
of Alternative Medicine
For-profit College in Columbus, OH. Six-year graduation rate 60%. Median 10-year earnings $40,805.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,805 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 60%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.23 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 78% puts American Institute of Alternative Medicine on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 175 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 61% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 60%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 374 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 374 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $37,967 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Net price varies modestly by income — $38,209 at $0–30k against $40,742 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 69% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,394 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 64% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 118 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $38,209 |
| $30–48k | $38,940 |
| $48–75k | $37,324 |
| $75–110k | $41,470 |
| $110k+ | $40,742 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 239 of these 374 students, totalling $1,572,892 — an average of $6,581 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)