American National University
For-profit Community College in Salem, VA. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $26,370.
Students who entered American National University reach a median of $26,370 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $12,814 — modest by four-year standards.
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
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
Only 33% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 83% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. The 12:1 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 643 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $18,061 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $17,281 at $0–30k against $16,699 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,830 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 72% 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 · 21 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 | $17,281 |
| $30–48k | $15,465 |
| $48–75k | $20,692 |
| $75–110k | $16,699 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 463 of these 643 students, totalling $2,770,836 — an average of $5,985 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Salem City) — 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)