American InterContinental University-Atlanta vs LaGrange College

Metric	American InterContinental University-Atlanta	LaGrange College
Undergraduate enrollment	734	636
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	—	62.1%
In-state tuition	$13,527	$35,400
Out-of-state tuition	$13,527	$35,400
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$16,482	$20,875
Median debt at graduation	$31,000	$25,730
Graduation rate	20.8%	46.9%
First-year retention	14.3%	67.2%
Median salary (10 yr)	$36,144	$51,745

Metric

American InterContinental University-Atlanta

LaGrange College

Undergraduate enrollment

734

636

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

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62.1%

In-state tuition

$13,527

$35,400

Out-of-state tuition

$13,527

$35,400

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$16,482

$20,875

Median debt at graduation

$31,000

$25,730

Graduation rate

20.8%

46.9%

First-year retention

14.3%

67.2%

Median salary (10 yr)

$36,144

$51,745

What the numbers say

American InterContinental University-Atlanta costs less after aid — $16,482 a year versus $20,875, a difference of $4,393 annually, or roughly $17,572 across four years.
LaGrange College graduates report higher median earnings — $51,745 against $36,144 ten years after entry.
LaGrange College graduates a larger share of its students — 46.9% versus 20.8%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — LaGrange College comes out ahead at 2.5× versus 2.2×.

How to actually choose

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both American InterContinental University-Atlanta and LaGrange College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.