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American College of Education

Indianapolis, Indiana Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

American College of Education is a private for-profit four-year institution in Indianapolis, Indiana. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. Fall 2024 enrollment was 14,263, made up of 359 undergraduates and 13,904 graduate students.

American College of Education offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Educational Leadership and Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, and Reading Teacher Education. It awarded 7,278 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

14,263
Students enrolled
7,278
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 49

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 33
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Health Professions 10
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
185
Master's degrees
5,702
Doctoral degrees (research)
368
Postbaccalaureate certificates
436
Post-master's certificates
587

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
14,263
Undergraduates, fall 2024
359
Graduate students, fall 2024
13,904
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
21,894
Undergraduates, 2024-25
505
Graduate students, 2024-25
21,389
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
77%
Men
23%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
49
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
Chief Executive Officer
Geordie Hyland
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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