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IPEDS ID: 449889
OPE ID: 04151300
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American College of Education
All programs offered completely via Distance education
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
General information:  (800) 280-0307
Website:  www.ace.edu/
Type:  4-year, Private for-profit
Awards offered:  Less than one year certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:  City: Large
Campus housing:  No
Student population:  10,003 (142 undergraduate)
Student-to-faculty ratio:  14 to 1
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate programs offered
Distance education – graduate programs offered
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services, Fall 2022
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students' federally guaranteed loans may be deferred while enrolled.
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Continuing professional
Noncredit education offered
Continuing Professional Education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty90217
Instructional90217
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
Average tuition and fees for academic year2023-2024
Undergraduate student tuition and fees
Tuition$5,160
Fees$1,080
Graduate student tuition and fees
Tuition$5,640
Fees$960
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition planX
  • Does not participate in Promise program
  • Under a partnership agreement between American College of Education and a participating school district, full-time employees of the participating district who pursue a degree at ACE are eligible for reduced tuition rates. Please see your district administrator for more information and to find out if your district has a partnership with ACE.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid12332%$8,349$363
Pell grants00%$0
Federal student loans00%$0
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
  • Institution did not report non-degree/non-certificate-seeking undergraduate students in 2021-2022.
  • The institution does not participate in Federal Student Loan Programs.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in 2021-2022, therefore net price information was not reported.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment10,003
Undergraduate enrollment142
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment56
Graduate enrollment9,861
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status:
Full-time: 100%
Part-time: 0%Undergraduate Student Gender:
Male: 25%
Female: 75%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
Asian: 4%
Black or African American: 23%
Hispanic/Latino: 15%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%
White: 48%
Two or more races: 1%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 6%
U.S. Nonresident: 3%
Undergraduate Student Age
Undergraduate Student Age:
24 and under: 11%
25 and over: 89%
Age unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2021.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100%
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status:
Full-time: 100%
Part-time: 0%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 100%
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0%
Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 0%
Undergraduate application fee (2023-2024): $50
  • This institution does not admit full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking students, therefore admission information was not reported.
  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in the cohort year, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
  • Institutions that were not open or did not admit entering undergraduates were not required to report Outcome Measures information.
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2022-2023
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramUndergraduate
Certificate
Postgraduate
Certificate
BachelorMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General---15d-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other0d----
Organizational Leadership-6d11d12d-
Category total0d6d11d27d-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Information Science/Studies-0d---
Category total-0d---
Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching-2d-18d-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education-83d-107d-
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Other-56d-107d-
Community College Administration-1d---
Curriculum and Instruction-30d-632d54d
Early Childhood Education and Teaching---180d-
Education Entrepreneurship-0d---
Education, Other-1d---
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs-12d---
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other-1d-36d-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General-41d-943d151d
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision-14d-130d-
Educational/Instructional Technology-13d-387d12d
Elementary Education and Teaching-27d-23d-
Health Teacher Education---235d-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration-3d-27d-
International Teaching and Learning-0d---
Online Educator/Online Teaching-8d---
Reading Teacher Education---376d-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods---208d-
Secondary Education and Teaching-31d-10d-
Special Education and Teaching, General-36d-245d-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other---148d-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other-26d-112d-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor-2d--1d
Category total-387d-3,924d218d
Health Professions and Related Programs
Health Services Administration-45d---
Health/Health Care Administration/Management-0d16d15d-
Medical Informatics---0d-
Nursing Administration-1d---
Nursing Education-1d--0d
Nursing Science--0d39d-
Public Health Education and Promotion-7d--1d
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other-0d---
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse--12d--
Category total-54d28d54d1d
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Data Analytics, General-1d---
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies-16d---
Category total-17d---
Grand total0464394,005219
Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 3
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 27
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 0
DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution (*)
Average amount of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution:
Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: $1,675
  • (*) One or more average amounts of benefits/assistance are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited since ((!)07/01/1943)08/31/2025
Programmatic Accreditation
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited since (03/04/2020)12/31/2025
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited since (03/04/2020)12/31/2025
  • (!) Estimated date
  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/185305.
  • No campus security data reported for this institution.
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
  • This institution is not found on the current Federal loan default rates database. Cohort Default Rate (CDR) data are not included when number of borrowers entering repayment includes 10 or fewer borrowers for all 3 cohort years.