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Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine

Fort Lauderdale, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·atom.edu

Fall enrollment is 89 students, and 138 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
No freshman entry
—
6-yr graduation
No freshman cohort
—
Total enrollment
89
peer median 115
Avg net price
No freshman cohort
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About

The Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine is a graduate-level institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It offers Master's and Doctorate programs in Oriental Medicine and focuses on training for acupuncture and holistic health care. The year of founding is not mentioned.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
33.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
33.3%
+32.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing1 · 33.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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
-60.9%
$20,137 vs $51,545

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
305%
$61,500 debt · $20,137 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Accredited since 1999Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Doctor of Acupuncture (DAOM) - Professional post-graduate doctoral programs in acupuncture and in Oriental Medicine
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
  3. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Master's Degree- Oriental Medicine in English (MDOME)

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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
—
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
—
null total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
125 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
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0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · UG$41K
6 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
89 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.4M
30 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 47 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
47
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.8%
2017
6.1%
2018
4.8%
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 Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

56 total completions
01Health Professions
56100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
89
12-mo unduplicated
138

Gender split

Men
20%27
Women
80%111

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
852.76
139 offenses · 163 students

3-year trend

870.972 yrs ago1068.971 yr ago852.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
402
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

Motor vehicle theft
66
Aggravated assault
41
Robbery
23
Rape
9

By location

139total
  • Public property139

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
7

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectAtlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry89No freshman cohort—
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
Grad-onlyGrad-only39Grad-only—
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences
Grad-onlyGrad-only114Grad-only—
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley
Grad-onlyGrad-only115Grad-only—
Adler Graduate School
Grad-onlyGrad-only275Grad-only—
Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Grad-onlyGrad-only113Grad-only—
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
80%45.9%286$24,204—
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry193No freshman cohort—
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Grad-onlyGrad-only169Grad-only—
Dongguk University Los Angeles
Grad-onlyGrad-only102Grad-only—
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only71Grad-only—
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School
Grad-onlyGrad-only192Grad-only—
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Grad-onlyGrad-only121Grad-only—
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture
Grad-onlyGrad-only32Grad-only—
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only69Grad-only—
Lakeview College of Nursing
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry66No freshman cohort—
Midwives College of Utah
40%85.7%239$37,278—
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only—Grad-only—
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Not reportedNot reported263$21,045—
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only50Grad-only—
Southwestern College
Grad-onlyGrad-only289Grad-only—
St. John's College-Department of Nursing
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry132No freshman cohort—
The Chicago School at Dallas
Not reportedNot reported219No freshman cohort—
The Chicago School at San Diego
Not reportedNot reported112No freshman cohort—
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology
Grad-onlyGrad-only243Grad-only—
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry65$35,030—
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
Grad-onlyGrad-only78Grad-only—
Won Institute of Graduate Studies
Grad-onlyGrad-only118Grad-only—
Wongu University of Oriental Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only29Grad-only—
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Grad-onlyGrad-only166Grad-only—
Peer group median60%65.8%115$29,617

Institutions like Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine

Explore the federal data for institutions in Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine's comparison group.

IPEDS
  • Florida

    Academy for Five Element Acupuncture

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    39
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • California

    Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    114
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • California

    Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    115
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Minnesota

    Adler Graduate School

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    275
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Virginia

    Appalachian College of Pharmacy

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    113
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Ohio

    Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Grad rate
    80%
    Admit rate
    45.9%
    Enrollment
    286
    Net price
    $24,204
  • Illinois

    Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Grad rate
    No freshman cohort
    Admit rate
    No freshman entry
    Enrollment
    193
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • Massachusetts

    Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    169
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • California

    Dongguk University Los Angeles

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    102
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Florida

    Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    71
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Minnesota

    Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    192
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Illinois

    Institute for Clinical Social Work

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    121
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Colorado

    Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    32
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • North Carolina

    Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    69
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Illinois

    Lakeview College of Nursing

    Grad rate
    No freshman cohort
    Admit rate
    No freshman entry
    Enrollment
    66
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • Utah

    Midwives College of Utah

    Grad rate
    40%
    Admit rate
    85.7%
    Enrollment
    239
    Net price
    $37,278
  • Oregon

    Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    —
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Illinois

    Saint Anthony College of Nursing

    Grad rate
    Not reported
    Admit rate
    Not reported
    Enrollment
    263
    Net price
    $21,045
  • Washington

    Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    50
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • New Mexico

    Southwestern College

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    289
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Illinois

    St. John's College-Department of Nursing

    Grad rate
    No freshman cohort
    Admit rate
    No freshman entry
    Enrollment
    132
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • Texas

    The Chicago School at Dallas

    Grad rate
    Not reported
    Admit rate
    Not reported
    Enrollment
    219
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • California

    The Chicago School at San Diego

    Grad rate
    Not reported
    Admit rate
    Not reported
    Enrollment
    112
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • Washington

    The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    243
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Illinois

    Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences

    Grad rate
    No freshman cohort
    Admit rate
    No freshman entry
    Enrollment
    65
    Net price
    $35,030
  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    78
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Pennsylvania

    Won Institute of Graduate Studies

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    118
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • Nevada

    Wongu University of Oriental Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    29
    Net price
    Grad-only
  • California

    Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Grad rate
    Grad-only
    Admit rate
    Grad-only
    Enrollment
    166
    Net price
    Grad-only

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine.

What is the acceptance rate at Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine?

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution does not admit first-time (freshman) undergraduates, so the federal admit rate does not apply.

What is the graduation rate at Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine?

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine does not have a reported federal graduation rate. Federal graduation rates follow first-time, full-time undergraduates. This institution does not enroll that cohort.

How many students attend Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine?

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine reports a total enrollment of 89 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine?

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine does not have a reported average net price. Net price is a federal metric for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid, and this institution does not enroll that cohort.

Where is Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine located?

Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-3510.

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.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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