IAO's Accreditation for Traditional Education Providers
Accreditation can influence a prospective student's decision to join traditional campus-based educational institutes as they are understandably concerned about the authenticity of their degrees and its acceptability.
To pursue its mission of recognizing and nurturing education, IAO provides international accreditation to such traditional institutes for recognition of offered programs all over the world.
Accreditation Fees
Our comprehensive pricing structure covers our full range of services. These charges cover your full evaluation process and maintain your accredited member's area, postage of key publications and reports on suggested improvements.
The accreditation fee structure of IAO is simple. Up to candidacy status, the institute has to pay nothing. Institutes have to pay nominal fees after getting the candidacy status based on a fixed plan. IAO is an organization working for promoting the global education standards and these nominal fees are charged to cover for administrative and management costs. Though IAO accreditation process is rigorous and involves stringent quality standards, the application processing time is quick because of IAO's efficient and non-bureaucratic system. To get global accreditation body with nominal fee, it is deal for any institute to apply now and improve its reputation and standards.
| Traditional Universities |
| Membership |
Free |
| Application Fee |
Free |
| Candidacy Award Fee |
$999 |
| Pre-accreditation Fee |
$4,999 |
| Full Accreditation Fee |
$14,999 |
| Annual Charges |
| Annual Charges for Full Accreditation |
$4,499 |
| Full Accreditation for 5 years |
$3,499 |
| Full Accreditation for 10 years |
$1,499 |
Accreditation for each school * |
| Traditional Institution |
| Membership |
Free |
| Application Fee |
Free |
| Candidacy Award Fee |
$499 |
| Pre-accreditation Fee |
$2,499 |
| Full Accreditation Fee |
$4,999 |
| Annual Charges |
| Annual Charges for Full Accreditation |
$2,499 |
| Full Accreditation for 5 years |
$1,499 |
| Full Accreditation for 10 years |
$999 |
Accreditation for each school * |
| Traditional Universities |
| Membership |
Free |
| Application Fee |
Free |
| Candidacy Award Fee |
Free |
| Pre-accreditation Fee |
$499 |
| Full Accreditation Fee |
$1,499 |
| Annual Charges |
| Annual Charges for Full Accreditation |
$450 |
| Full Accreditation for 5 years |
$350 |
| Full Accreditation for 10 years |
$150 |
* Candidacy Fee wil be applicable if the university wishes to apply for a school's accreditation only
| Non-Traditional University |
| Membership |
Free |
| Application Fee |
Free |
| Candidacy Award Fee |
Free |
| Pre-accreditation Fee |
$249 |
| Full Accreditation Fee |
$499 |
| Annual Charges |
| Annual Charges for Full Accreditation |
$250 |
| Full Accreditation for 5 years |
$150 |
| Full Accreditation for 10 years |
$100 |
* Candidacy Fee wil be applicable if the university wishes to apply for a school's accreditation only
*Accreditation for Each School Fee will be paid in addition to the Accreditation Fee of the University.
Accreditation for Each School Fee will be paid in addition to the Accreditation Fee of the University.