Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Acceptance rate
42.6%
2025
Tuition per year
$24,600
$34,440 with room and board
Undergraduates
89
Student-faculty ratio 20:1
Graduation rate
100.0%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 100.0%
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Website
- lafayette.aie.edu
- Undergraduates
- 89
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Baton Rouge, about 60 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 110 mi
- Also known as
- AIE
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Vicki Templet (Head of School)
- Phone
- 3372056604
- Address
- 537 Cajundome Boulevard #211, Lafayette, LA 70506-4293
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 82.2%, women 96.6%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 4 in 10
209 applicants in 2025, 42.6% admitted
89 admitted 120 not admitted Yield 46.1%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Graphics. | $18,678 | |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. | $18,678 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. | - |
Students
89 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 55:45 · Freshman retention 75.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 48
- First-year undergraduates 41
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (89)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$34,440
- Undergraduate tuition
- $24,600
- Room and board
- $9,840
Tuition rose 39% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -23%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.4M
Expenses$1.6M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · 53.3 mi
U.S. News #202
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Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · 116.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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University of HoustonHouston · 200.5 mi
U.S. News #137
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 203.2 mi
U.S. News #202
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Rice UniversityHouston · 204.0 mi
U.S. News #16
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Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 257.3 mi
U.S. News #59
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 293.9 mi
U.S. News #208
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.