American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland, OR · Private for-profit · www.achs.edu/ ↗

American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college in Portland, Oregon, located in a large city. It enrolls 759 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. It also offers graduate degrees. It offers its programs entirely online. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems; and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

American College of Healthcare Sciences at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
759
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$25,813
Similar schools: $20,499
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
53.5%
Similar schools: 89.8%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
50.0%
Similar schools: 53.6%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$33,291
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$21,334
Similar schools: $9,498
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
100.0%
Similar schools: 65.8%

What the data shows about American College of Healthcare Sciences

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $25,813 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. It admits 53.5% of applicants, lower than the 89.8% median. 100.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 65.8%). 50.0% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 53.6% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $33,291, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $21,334 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).