Private for-profit · Community college
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Columbus, Ohio · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $38,392
- Avg net price
- 60%
- Grad / completion
- $40,805
- Median earnings
American Institute of Alternative Medicine is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Columbus, Ohio (large city setting), enrolling 231 undergraduates.
About Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Between 1000 B.C. and 1700 A.D., the Columbus metropolitan area was a center to indigenous cultures known as the Mound Builders, including the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient peoples. Remaining physical evidence of the cultures are their burial mounds and what they contained. Columbus has over 170 notable buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it also maintains its own register, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, with 82 entries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 10 miles to Columbus, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 92 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub
How American Institute of Alternative Medicine compares
More selective than 57% · #7 most selective of 15 in Ohio
Higher than 49% · #91 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 72% · #57 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 2% · #152 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 57%
Lower than 86%
Larger than 48%
Percentiles compare American Institute of Alternative Medicine with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate23192%
- Graduate208%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women18480%
- Men4720%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White17%
- Black75%
- Hispanic1.7%
- Asian2.6%
- Other or multiracial3.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 231
- Graduate enrollment
- 20
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Students over 25
- 82%
- Median family income
- $23,507
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $49,599
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $22,947
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $659
- Total cost of attendance
- $42,272
- Average net price
- $38,392
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78.3%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 60%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,719
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,805
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 33%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
American Institute of Alternative Medicine funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $40,805
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 23%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 28%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $7,204 (20%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 42.2″
- Annual snow
- 19″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Westerville, OH US station (2.9 mi from campus).
What American Institute of Alternative Medicine graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
Colleges similar to American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare American Institute of Alternative Medicine side by side →
The Modern College of Design
Kettering, Ohio · Small city · 6 mi to Dayton
- Students
- 211
- Tuition
- $31k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $42k
Professional Skills Institute
Maumee, Ohio · Large suburb · 8 mi to Toledo
- Students
- 395
- Tuition
- $16k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $48k
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 8 mi to Columbus
- Students
- 200
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $38k
Felbry College
Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 10 mi to Columbus
- Students
- 192
- Tuition
- $30k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- —
Fortis College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio · Large suburb · 13 mi to Cincinnati
- Students
- 500
- Tuition
- $15k
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $36k
ATA College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio · Large suburb · 13 mi to Cincinnati
- Students
- 266
- Tuition
- $14k
- Transfer
- 19%
- Earnings
- $35k
Colleges near American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Hondros College of Nursing
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 3,857 students
Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 60 students
Felbry College
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · Associate · 192 students
The Spa School
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 111 students
Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus
Westerville, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 10 students
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 2,157 students
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 200 students
Aveda Institute-Columbus
Columbus, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 290 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.