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American InterContinental University-Atlanta

For-profit College in Atlanta, GA. Six-year graduation rate 9%. Median 10-year earnings $36,144.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
American InterContinental University-Atlanta · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$36,144
Median debt at grad
$31,000
Graduation rate
9.4%
Federal loan default
0%

Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,144, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 9% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Debt is the pressure point: a median of $31,000 at graduation.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags
  • ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.86 — elevated (above 0.60)
  • ! Graduation rate 9% — below national average

Academics

Full-time retention
14%
Transfer-out rate
0%
Student:faculty
8:1

Completion is the problem here: 9% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 14% of full-time first-years return, so roughly nine in ten leave after one year. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Being a for-profit four-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. At 670 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$16,482
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
94%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
85%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 670 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Net price lands at $16,482 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $16,482 at $0–30k against $18,946 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 94% of students get grant aid averaging $6,538, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 85% take federal loans.

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.

% receiving grants
90%
Average grant
$7,261

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 10 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 $16,482
$30–48k $18,159
$48–75k $18,946
$75–110k
$110k+

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 567 of these 670 students, totalling $4,923,915 — an average of $8,684 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Fulton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,585/mo
1 bedroom
$1,660/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,820/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

VA caution flag

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with this school

GI Bill students
148
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
Yes

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate American InterContinental University-Atlanta

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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