American International College

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,017

Student:faculty16:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate36.3%

6-yr grad rate45.9%

Drop-out rate43.3%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$44k

Out-of-state tuition$44k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity70.9%

Gender diversity45.5%

International8.6%

Identity—

Overview

American International College is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts, founded specifically to educate immigrants and still serving a heavily first-generation, diverse student body more than a century later. It sits in a mid-sized New England city rather than a rural college town.

Academics

Health sciences, business, and criminal justice are the college's primary career-oriented programs, structured to move students efficiently into professional fields, with physical and occupational therapy graduate programs that build on a strong undergraduate health-sciences pipeline.

Campus & student life

Springfield gives students access to a real city environment, and AIC's campus culture reflects its historic mission of educational access. Athletics (the Yellow Jackets) compete mostly at the NCAA Division II level, but the ice hockey program plays at the Division I level, a notable quirk that gives the team a real regional reputation despite the college's small overall size.

Getting in

AIC's admissions process is accessible and geared toward students who may be first in their family to attend college, with support structures built around that population rather than a highly selective, essay-driven review.

Worth knowing

The Division I ice hockey program, unusual for a college whose other sports compete at the Division II level, is a genuine point of campus pride and visibility beyond the college's size.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate99.6%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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