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AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

Austin, Texas·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·aoma.edu
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AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine is a regionally accredited institution located in Austin, Texas. The school offers master's and doctoral programs focused on acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. As of April 2024, AOMA will no longer offer its academic programs, transitioning its students to alternate institutions.

Program outcomes

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

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
25.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
25.0%
+24.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing1 · 25.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-51.9%
$29,282 vs $60,823

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
298%
$87,326 debt · $29,282 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2009Next review Dec 2024
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2008Next review Dec 2014
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Accredited since 1996Next review Aug 2017

Action history · 2

  1. Apr 2024Institution Closed
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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 2023–24, students received in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2023–24
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
87 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
19
0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Unsubsidized · Grad$609K
51 loan awards
Grad PLUS$815K
36 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 32 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
32
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
3.7%
2016
1.8%
2017
2.9%
2018
2.3%
2019
3.1%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at AOMA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs0
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
21.43
3 offenses · 140 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago21.581 yr ago21.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
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

Aggravated assault
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus1
  • Public property2

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

AOMA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions AOMA 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
SubjectAOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley
115
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med
76
Colorado Chinese Medicine University
89
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
150
Five Branches University
321
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Pacific College of Health and Science
100.0%245
Texas Health and Science University
92
Peer group median100.0%115

AOMA Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Department of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
ie [at] aoma.edu
Phone
512-492-3040
Address
4701 West Gate Blvd., Austin, TX 78745

The Department of Institutional Effectiveness provides leadership and assistance in ongoing, institution-wide assessment for the purpose of continuous improvement of AOMA’s academic programs and administrative services.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Beth Howlett
    Accreditation Liaison

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about AOMA.

Where is AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine located?

AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine is located in Austin, Texas 78745.

Who runs Institutional Research at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine?

AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine's IR work is done by the Department of Institutional Effectiveness.

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