Private (for-profit)

American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland, Oregon·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·achs.edu
6-yr Graduation
100%
+18.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,052
peer median 943
Avg net price
$24,016
-$6.4k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
129
129 candidates competed
Admitted
69
53.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
41
59.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
100%+18.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
100%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 12 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
16.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
16.7%
+16.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data10 · 83.3%
  • Failing2 · 16.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
2
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
10

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-32.1%
$40,793 vs $60,112
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-30.7%
$24,120 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
166%
$40,144 debt · $24,120 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
134%
$54,791 debt · $40,793 earn
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$13,684 debt · $31,204 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Accredited since 2003Next review Jun 2028

Action history · 4

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  3. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission
  4. Jun 2018Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,786
$30–48k$24,359
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,016
-$6,431vs peer median $30,448
Federal loans
62.3%
In-state tuition
$12,656
Out-of-state
$12,656

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 874 students received $4.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
874
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.3M
$4,295,981 total
Direct Loans
$9.6M
1,635 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
744 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
634 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.5M
228 loan awards
Parent PLUS$38K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$633K
28 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 321 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
321
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.3%
2017
6.9%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at ACHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

190 total completions
01Health Professions
190100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,052
12-mo unduplicated
1,574
Undergraduate
1,187
Graduate
387

Gender split

Men
7%107
Women
93%1,467

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.7%
Black
20.3%
Hispanic
10.9%
Unknown
9.9%
Two or more
5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Asian
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

ACHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions ACHS selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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.

Carnegie
SubjectAmerican College of Healthcare Sciences
100%1,052$24,016
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
82%100.0%1,222$32,603
Pacific College of Health and Science
786$39,710
Career Networks Institute
1,133$28,292
Chamberlain University-California
0%80.0%751
Pacifica Graduate Institute
833
Peer group median82%90.0%943$30,448

Frequently asked questions about American College of Healthcare Sciences

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ACHS.

What is the graduation rate at American College of Healthcare Sciences?

American College of Healthcare Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 100% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend American College of Healthcare Sciences?

American College of Healthcare Sciences reports a total enrollment of 1,052 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at American College of Healthcare Sciences?

The average net price at American College of Healthcare Sciences is $24,016 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at American College of Healthcare Sciences?

American College of Healthcare Sciences's yield rate is 59.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is American College of Healthcare Sciences located?

American College of Healthcare Sciences is located in Portland, Oregon 97239.

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