American InterContinental University - Online Overview
Located in Schaumburg, Arizona, American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution. AIU Online is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.
What Is American InterContinental University - Online Known For?
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at AIU Online.
- It takes the average AIU Online student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.
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American InterContinental University - Online Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at AIU Online.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards AIU Online has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#2 | Best Organizational Leadership Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#21 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#30 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#86 | Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#88 | Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
Where Is American InterContinental University - Online?

Contact details for AIU Online are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2200 E Germann Rd, Schaumburg, IL 85286 |
Phone: | 877-701-3800 |
Facebook: | http://www.aiuniv.edu/# |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/AIUniv |
How Do I Get Into AIU Online?
You can apply to AIU Online online at: enroll.aiuonline.edu/applicationprocess/Default.aspx
Can I Afford American InterContinental University - Online?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At AIU Online, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,465 a year. That adds up to $25,860 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at AIU Online is 18.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
American InterContinental University - Online Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 2,585 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 11,471 full-time undergraduates at AIU Online, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of American InterContinental University - Online students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 143 |
Black or African American | 3,321 |
Hispanic or Latino | 548 |
White | 3,053 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4,406 |
Geographic Diversity
Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at American InterContinental University - Online. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 31 countries are represented at AIU Online. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
Online Learning at American InterContinental University - Online
The following chart shows how the online learning population at AIU Online has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of AIU Online Rankings
The following table shows how AIU Online is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Computer & Information Sciences | #12 | #12 |
Instructional Media Design | #13 | #7 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #16 | #10 |
Accounting | #16 | #16 |
Education | #21 | #21 |
Computer Information Systems | #24 | #24 |
Computer Science | #25 | #22 |
Homeland Security | #27 | #24 |
General Education | #29 | #16 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #30 | #27 |
Business Administration & Management | #37 | #34 |
Public Health | #40 | #25 |
Human Resource Management | #43 | #34 |
Health Professions | #43 | #37 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #52 | #43 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #58 | #49 |
Online Growth Rankings of AIU Online
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American InterContinental University - Online was 13.7%. This is the #730 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at AIU Online regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of AIU Online majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Accounting | 2% |
Business Administration & Management | 20% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 21% |
Computer & Information Sciences | 32% |
Computer Information Systems | 25% |
Education | 28% |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 45% |
Health Professions | 54% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 7% |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 40% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at AIU Online ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Telecommunications Management | #1 | |
Data Analytics | #4 | |
Dispute Resolution | #10 | |
Computer Science | #52 | |
Health Sciences & Services | #59 | |
Homeland Security | #73 | |
General Education | #85 | |
Instructional Media Design | #108 | |
Public Health | #115 | |
Educational Administration | #181 | |
Human Resource Management | #191 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #202 | |
Information Technology | #223 | |
Computer Information Systems | #242 | |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #258 | |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | #362 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #374 | |
Accounting | #389 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #465 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #488 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
American InterContinental University - Online Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctor’s | TOTAL |
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Business Administration & Management | 0 | 535 | 0 | 867 | 477 | 11 | 1,890 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | 0 | 171 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 418 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 | 0 | 25 | 150 | 106 | 0 | 282 |
Computer Information Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 74 | 0 | 202 |
Homeland Security | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 64 |
Public Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
Human Resource Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 54 |
Accounting | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Instructional Media Design | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
General Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Educational Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Telecommunications Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Information Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Health Sciences & Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data Analytics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dispute Resolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 8 | 708 | 25 | 1,541 | 823 | 19 | 3,124 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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