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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • American Medical Sciences Center
  • California Aeronautical University

What stands out

American Medical Sciences Center has the lower average net price, American Medical Sciences Center reports the higher graduation rate, while California Aeronautical University reports higher median earnings ten years on. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

American Medical Sciences Center compared with California Aeronautical University
MetricAmerican Medical Sciences CenterGlendale, CAPrivate for-profit · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateHighest retentionCalifornia Aeronautical UniversityBakersfield, CAPrivate for-profit · 4-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$21,629lowest$36,126
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.Not reported$46,233
In-state tuitionNot reported$37,667
Out-of-state tuitionNot reported$37,667
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.73%highest35%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.100%highest69%
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$29,972$38,361highest
Campus
Undergraduates365347

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.