American InterContinental University-Houston
Houston, Texas · Also known as AIU Houston · Website
$36,144
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,144
median earnings, 10 years after starting
American InterContinental University-Houston is a for-profit 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 94 undergraduates and 22 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,249 a year (tuition and fees $14,829). 4.5% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,144 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,249
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,829
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
4.5%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,144
Rank 3,315 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $20,249
- Tuition and fees
- $14,829
- Cost of attendance
- $26,087
- Students with a need-based grant
- 69%
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,152
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,541
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 $14,634 in 2015-16 to $14,829 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 94
- Graduate students
- 22
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 4.5%
- Retention rate
- 25%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 11
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,315 of 5,094 US colleges and 185 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,249 | $18,447 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,829 | $9,940 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 4.5% | 59% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 25% | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $10,667 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,823 | $32,765 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,144 | $38,474 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 25% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 47% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $38,750 | $43,528 | $53,959 | $68,257 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 13 | $34,737 | $65,878 | $83,657 | $124,201 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 13 | $36,141 | $50,574 | $60,434 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | $22,586 | $29,996 | $38,042 | $48,733 |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 6 | $9,500 | $22,690 | $36,639 | $33,318 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $35,966 | $35,862 | $45,672 | $55,378 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | $22,625 | $28,600 | $38,683 | $46,706 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $39,223 | $51,687 | $71,486 | $92,374 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $38,773 | $40,754 | $47,083 | $58,716 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 2 | $36,555 | $44,877 | $65,155 | $89,981 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $40,625 | $46,628 | $53,956 | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Houston and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does American InterContinental University-Houston cost?
$20,249 a year is the average net price at American InterContinental University-Houston after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,829, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,087. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,152 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at American InterContinental University-Houston?
American InterContinental University-Houston has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do American InterContinental University-Houston graduates earn?
$36,144 a year is the median pay of former American InterContinental University-Houston students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,823 after 6 years). That ranks 3,315 of 5,094 US colleges and 185 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's) at $65,878.
How much student debt do American InterContinental University-Houston graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of American InterContinental University-Houston graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 76% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at American InterContinental University-Houston?
4.5% of first-time, full-time students at American InterContinental University-Houston finish within 6 years. 25% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at American InterContinental University-Houston?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (15 bachelor's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (13 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (13 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 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.