American College of Financial Services
About
The American College of Financial Services is a private, nonprofit online university focused on professional training for financial practitioners. It offers many designation, certification, licensing, and master's degree programs for professionals either in or seeking to enter the financial services industry. The college lists over 200,000 alumni across financial services.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 4
- Feb 2025Approved for Correspondence EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2019Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Academic programs at ACFS
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
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Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
ACFS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions ACFS selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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SubjectAmerican College of Financial Services | — | — | 5,514 | — | — |
California Northstate University | 100% | 92.5% | 981 | — | — |
Centura College-Chesapeake | — | — | 191 | $26,254 | — |
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology | — | — | 319 | — | — |
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach | — | — | — | $32,348 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Hialeah | — | — | — | $34,326 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Houston | — | — | — | $33,884 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes | — | — | — | $35,448 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Margate | — | — | — | $33,485 | — |
Florida Career College-Miami | — | — | — | $34,275 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach | — | — | — | $34,536 | — |
Hillsdale College | 90% | 20.7% | 1,792 | — | Baccalaureate |
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 632 | — | — |
Lincoln University | 100% | — | 436 | — | — |
Minerva University | 89% | 3.0% | 669 | — | — |
NationsUniversity | — | — | 1,077 | — | — |
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | 70% | — | 2,349 | — | — |
New Saint Andrews College | 66% | 83.9% | 413 | — | Baccalaureate |
Patrick Henry College | 74% | 77.4% | 425 | — | Baccalaureate |
Principia College | 74% | 44.4% | 339 | — | Baccalaureate |
SANS Technology Institute | — | — | 1,963 | — | — |
Strayer University-Arkansas | 0% | — | 741 | — | Baccalaureate |
Strayer University-New Jersey | 0% | — | 796 | — | — |
Strayer University-West Virginia | 0% | — | 252 | $16,943 | — |
Teachers College of San Joaquin | — | — | 974 | — | — |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | — | — |
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 21% | 57.7% | 2,850 | — | — |
University of Silicon Andhra | — | 100.0% | 238 | — | — |
University of the People | 29% | — | 41,961 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 68% | 57.7% | 769 | $33,884 |
Reports & documents (2)
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