+29%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Amridge University rose 29% between 2017 and 2020 ($25.0k → $32.2k).
Alabama · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Amridge University
Montgomery, Alabama. 226 undergraduate students. 28 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Amridge University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+125%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Amridge University rose 125% between 2021 and 2024 (44.4% → 100.0%).
-24%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 24% at Amridge University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (226 vs 299).
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Amridge University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (6.0% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$37,621+24% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$30,377
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry40.0%+400% · '07→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$13,385+778% · '97→'20
At program completion226+302% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS—
first-time, full-time—-18% · '09→'10
latest cohort—-15% · '02→'24
annualSECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.7%Median federal debt $13,385 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $37,621 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+400%
Amridge University · completion · 150% rose
20.0% → 100.0%
+1000%
Amridge University · retention rose
0.0% → 50.0%
+91%
Amridge University · undergrad enrollment rose
60 → 241
+778%
Amridge University · median debt rose
$3,667 → $32,189
-100%
Amridge University · cohort default rate fell
10.7% → 0.0%
-25%
Amridge University · earnings_median_6yr fell
$40,600 → $30,377
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Amridge University graduates earn $X” — not “Amridge University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Amridge University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.