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American Sentinel University Overview

American Sentinel University is a private for-profit institution located in Aurora, Colorado. The city atmosphere of Aurora makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is American Sentinel University Known For?

610 Undergraduate Awards
  • The student loan default rate at American Sentinel University is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at American Sentinel University.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 7% of the faculty were full-time.

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American Sentinel University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at American Sentinel University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#65 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards American Sentinel University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Nursing Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#8 Best Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Schools College Factual
#45 Best Value Colleges for Nursing College Factual
#54 Best Value Colleges for Health Professions College Factual
#132 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#240 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is American Sentinel University?

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Contact details for American Sentinel University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 10065 E. Harvard Ave, Aurora, CO 80231
Phone: 303-991-1575
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americansentineluniversity?sid=297013807c2c14b3d230bfab212280c9&ref=s
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amersentinel

How Do I Get Into American Sentinel University?

You can apply to American Sentinel University online at: applicant.americansentinel.edu/Application.aspx

Can I Afford American Sentinel University?

1.5% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at American Sentinel University is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

American Sentinel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

178 Full-Time Undergraduates
89% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,180 undergraduate students at American Sentinel University, with 178 being full-time and 1,002 being part-time.

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There are also 1,581 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 178 full-time undergraduates at American Sentinel University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American Sentinel University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 79
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Online Learning at American Sentinel University

2,761 Took All Classes Online
2,761 Took At Least One Class Online
1.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 7 bachelor’s degree and 8 master’s degree programs available online at American Sentinel University. In 2019-2020, 2,761 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American Sentinel University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 10th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of American Sentinel University Rankings

The following table shows how American Sentinel University 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
Computer Science #1 #1
Social Sciences #1 #1
Geography & Cartography #1 #1
Computer Systems Networking #6 #6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #7 #7
Nursing #10 #7
Computer & Information Sciences #12 #9
Computer Information Systems #15 #15
Management Information Systems #19 #16
Business Administration & Management #22 #16
Information Technology #23 #12
Health & Medical Administrative Services #27 #24
Business, Management & Marketing #34 #19
Health Professions #39 #21

Online Growth Rankings of American Sentinel University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American Sentinel University was 1.5%. This is the #832 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at American Sentinel University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of American Sentinel University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at American Sentinel University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Geography & Cartography #48
Computer Science #71
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #72
Computer Systems Networking #81
Management Information Systems #158
Social Sciences #277
Nursing #317
Information Technology #329
Computer Information Systems #353

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 Sentinel University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 608 3 144 25 780
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 21 0 21
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 5 0 5
Business Administration & Management 1 0 0 0 1
Management Information Systems 1 0 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 0 1 0 1
Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 610 3 171 25 809

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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