American InterContinental University - Atlanta Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on American InterContinental University - Atlanta, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is American InterContinental University - Atlanta Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

American InterContinental University - Atlanta was awarded 10 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management and marketing.

Overall Quality

AIU Atlanta landed the #1,706 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 56 colleges in Georgia, AIU Atlanta is ranked at #55.

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Is It Hard to Get Into AIU Atlanta?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into American InterContinental University - Atlanta since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At American InterContinental University - Atlanta, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Retention and Graduation Rates at American InterContinental University - Atlanta

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 29% rate at American InterContinental University - Atlanta is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at AIU Atlanta is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta Is Not Very Diverse

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,603 undergraduates at AIU Atlanta with 1,234 being full-time and 369 being part-time.

AIU Atlanta Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

With an overall score of 12.75 out of 100, AIU Atlanta is one of the least diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does American InterContinental University - Atlanta Cost?

The overall average net price of AIU Atlanta is $15,143. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AIU Atlanta, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At AIU Atlanta, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,524 a year. That adds up to $30,096 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AIU Atlanta is 19.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do AIU Atlanta Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from AIU Atlanta make around $37,300 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 6% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at American InterContinental University - Atlanta make the most money.

Location of American InterContinental University - Atlanta

American InterContinental University - Atlanta is a private for-profit institution situated in Atlanta, Georgia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for AIU Atlanta are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 500 Embassy Row, Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone:	404-965-6500
Website:	www.aiuniv.edu/online-campus/campus-locations/atlanta
Facebook:	http://www.aiuniv.edu/#
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AIUniv

American InterContinental University - Atlanta Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 9 majors graduated from American InterContinental University - Atlanta. Of these students, 456 received undergraduate degrees and 132 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	182	$39,800
Criminal Justice & Corrections	69	$31,200
Health & Medical Administrative Services	25	NA
Computer Information Systems	14	$43,100
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	14	$18,400
Design & Applied Arts	10	$21,500
Accounting	8	$35,400
Instructional Media Design	0	NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at American InterContinental University - Atlanta along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at AIU Atlanta

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 1,687 students took at least one online class at American InterContinental University - Atlanta. This is a decrease from the 2,016 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	1,687	1,540
2016-2017	2,016	1,823
2015-2016	2,058	1,848
2014-2015	445	204
2013-2014	456	219

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.