American University

4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-8001
(202) 885-1000
WWW.AMERICAN.EDU
fax:(202) 885-6014
president:Cornelius M. Kerwin
17545 Applications Acceptance Rate 43% Graduation Rate 80%
80 80

STUDENT RATIO
7340

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

 $40,649 | $40,649

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION
6985

CLASS SIZE
28

MEDIAN ACT SCORES
Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
615

SAT MATH

640

SAT READING

630

SAT WRITING

28

ACT COMPOSITE
Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

80
80
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
570
615
660
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
590
640
690
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
580
630
680
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
26
28
30
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23500

Average Monthly Payment

$261

Median Earnings

$55900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

78%
URL Applywww.american.edu/admissions/apply.cfm
Application Fee70
Percent Admitted (Men)38%
Percent Admitted (Women)46%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment355
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino10
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White55
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races5
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown9
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid80%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$8,424
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$20,384
Applicants Men6580
Applicants Women10965
Admissions Total7566
Admissions Men2473
Admissions Women5093
ACT English 25th percentile score26
ACT English 75th percentile score33
ACT Math 25th percentile score24
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score10
Average SAT Score1258
Median ACT English Score30
Median ACT Math Score26
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)46%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)93%
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