Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Medical Academy

Miami, Florida·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ama.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
+43.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
412
peer median 259
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The American Medical Academy is a mid-sized institution located in Miami, Florida, founded in 2006. It offers programs with a notable focus on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and nursing, serving over 400 students with an emphasis on accelerated learning and modern educational methodologies.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
53%+43.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

29.4pp gap
Pell recipients
25%1 of 4
Non-Pell (all)
54%37 of 68
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
55%37 of 67

Non-Pell students graduate at a 29.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Median earnings · 6 yrs after entry
$64,774
Annual median, federally-aided graduates

Program outcomes

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

Of 10 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
1
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing1 · 10.0%
  • No Data9 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
9

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+118.9%
$71,114 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$22,371 debt · $71,114 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$7,103 debt · $73,154 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Feb 2032

Action history · 2

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 100 students received $547K in Pell grants, alongside $796K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
100
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$547K
$547,463 total
Direct Loans
$796K
204 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$335K
102 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$447K
100 loan awards
Parent PLUS$14K
2 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 118 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
118
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
1.7%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.0%
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 American Medical Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

10 total completions
01Health Professions
880.0%
02Public Admin
220.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
412
12-mo unduplicated
785
Undergraduate
785
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
82%643
Women
18%142

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
81.4%
White
8.7%
Black
5.9%
Two or more
1.9%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 303 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    2

    American Medical Academy vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions American Medical Academy 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 Medical Academy
    53%412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Acupuncture and Massage College
    14%$34,656
    123$17,110
    78.3%251$38,392
    365$21,629Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    444$17,010
    603$28,639
    201$28,250Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    266$27,055Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%575$13,732
    2%79.6%536$28,133
    190$46,880Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    96.3%198$29,500
    191$28,706Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    6%69.6%495$21,111
    85.4%192$57,632Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    47.3%218$35,425
    636$46,503Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.6%$24,929
    56.0%243$29,363
    100.0%245$25,176
    149$27,439
    83.1%395$20,721Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.0%419$24,395
    Peer group median10%80.3%259$28,133

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    Frequently asked questions about American Medical Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about American Medical Academy.

    What is the graduation rate at American Medical Academy?

    American Medical Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend American Medical Academy?

    American Medical Academy reports a total enrollment of 412 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is American Medical Academy located?

    American Medical Academy is located in Miami, Florida 33186-4830.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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