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American University

Washington, DC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · United Methodist

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Overall admit rate
65.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
75.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,764
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
—

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates6,730
Total all graduate4,569
Grand total all students11,299

Admissions

Total applicants20,960
Total admitted13,741
Total enrolled1,545
Overall admit rate65.6%
Admit rate — women66.7%
Admit rate — men63.6%
Yield rate11.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/31
# admitted under ED plan316
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/31
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT15.9%
% submitting ACT6.1%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile680
SAT Math 75th %ile740
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class——
% in top 25% of HS class——

Cost

Tuition — in-state$62,680
Tuition — out-of-state$62,680
Required fees$1,972
Room and board$13,112
Total cost — in-state$77,764
Total cost — out-of-state$77,764

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$34,870
Avg % of need met75.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$14,777
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist4,928
# admitted from waitlist1,182
Waitlist admit rate66.2%
Transfer applicants (total)713
Transfer admit rate91.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)62.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$41,943Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)79.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)77.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$79,081Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant13.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan37.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress39.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino14.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women51.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences33.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services11.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs8.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.9%
Visual And Performing Arts5.9%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services5.7%
Psychology3.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences3.2%