Private (for-profit)

Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

Phoenix, Arizona·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·pihma.edu
Total enrollment
118
peer median 406
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Program outcomes

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

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
20.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
20.0%
+19.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 80.0%
  • Failing1 · 20.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-54.2%
$25,985 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
380%
$98,642 debt · $25,985 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Accredited since 2004Next review Aug 2029

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
  2. Aug 2023Approved for Distance Education
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
  3. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

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, students received in Pell grants, alongside $3.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$3.6M
122 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · UG$9K
1 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
74 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.1M
47 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 77 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
77
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.8%
2017
0.0%
2018
2.4%
2019
2.5%
2020*
3.1%
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 PIHMA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

40 total completions
01Health Professions
40100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
118
12-mo unduplicated
156

Gender split

Men
18%28
Women
82%128

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 · 130 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

    PIHMA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions PIHMA 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
    SubjectPhoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture
    118
    Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
    19
    Chamberlain University-Arizona
    50%90.9%693$37,002
    Brookline College-Phoenix
    38%739
    American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med
    76
    Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
    2,676
    Peer group median44%90.9%406$37,002

    Frequently asked questions about Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PIHMA.

    How many students attend Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture?

    Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture reports a total enrollment of 118 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture located?

    Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture is located in Phoenix, Arizona 85012.

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