Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

American InterContinental University-Atlanta

Atlanta, GA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$224,058 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

112.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−91%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,187Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$224,058at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$245,9280
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4
6
8
−$224,05810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 112.4 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$13,527
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,527
Sticker price
Average net price$16,482
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,743
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,482Average net price / year
$23,743Cost of attendance
$47,187Median earnings · year 5 after completion
20.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
734Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

55thEarnings percentile
5thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,254Year 1
$50,399Year 4
$47,187Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$83,6572Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$71,4863Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$65,1554Educational/Instructional Media Design · Master's Degree$60,5865Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$60,4346Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$53,9597Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$53,9568Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$47,083

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$83,657Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$71,486$45,606
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$65,155Not available
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree$60,586Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$60,434Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$53,959$49,961
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$53,956$51,848
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree$47,083$52,813
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$45,672$47,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$38,683$27,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$38,042$27,875
MusicUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,639$9,500
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$32,318Not available
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree$23,436Not available

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.