American InterContinental University-Houston
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 5%. Median 10-year earnings $36,144.
Students who entered American InterContinental University-Houston reach a median of $36,144 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 5% — 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.86 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 5% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 5% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 25% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in four leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 124 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,792 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,152 at $0–30k against $20,541 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 78% get grants averaging $6,165, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 76% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 6 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 | $20,152 |
| $30–48k | $20,541 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 94 of these 124 students, totalling $782,165 — an average of $8,321 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with this school
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)