Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Lafayette, Louisiana · Also known as AIE · Website
$32,888
net price a year, after grants
$32,888
net price a year, after grants
Academy of Interactive Entertainment is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Lafayette, Louisiana with 89 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,888 a year (tuition and fees $24,600). It admits 43% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 3 years. Graduates leave with a median $12,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,888
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,600
US median $11,837
Admission rate
43%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,000
About $127 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,888
- Tuition and fees
- $24,600
- Cost of attendance
- $38,727
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $33,429
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,636
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,480
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,382
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $17,000 in 2015-16 to $24,600 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 43%
- Undergraduates
- 89
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 4
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,888 | $14,810 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,600 | $9,181 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 43% | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 57% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 71% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,000 | $13,136 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $27,631 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $32,992 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,664 | $41,400 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Academy of Interactive Entertainment cost?
$32,888 a year is the average net price at Academy of Interactive Entertainment after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,600, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,727. Families earning under $30,000 pay $33,429 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Academy of Interactive Entertainment?
43% of applicants are admitted to Academy of Interactive Entertainment. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much student debt do Academy of Interactive Entertainment graduates have?
$12,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Academy of Interactive Entertainment graduates, about $127 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Academy of Interactive Entertainment?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Academy of Interactive Entertainment finish within 3 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Academy of Interactive Entertainment?
Computer Software and Media Applications (15 associate's graduates), Computer Software and Media Applications (8 certificate graduates), Graphic Communications (1 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.