American InterContinental University-Houston
About
American InterContinental University (AIU) is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois. It employs open admissions. American InterContinental University is a member of the American InterContinental University System. The System is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The System is owned by the for-profit company Perdoceo Education Corporation, publicly traded on the NASDAQ under PRDO and formerly known as Career Education Corporation (CEC).
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 9,600 borrowers who entered repayment, 429 (4.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Aiuniv
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
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Aiuniv vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Aiuniv 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 InterContinental University-Houston | 5% | — | 116 | $18,264 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Berkeley College-Woodland Park | 40% | — | 1,996 | $20,549 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Newschool of Architecture and Design | 29% | 100.0% | 273 | $48,616 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Strayer University-Alabama | 0% | — | 1,329 | $22,923 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Strayer University-District of Columbia | 0% | — | 188 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Strayer University-Pennsylvania | 0% | — | 1,384 | $21,360 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 3% | 100.0% | 801 | $21,360 |
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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