American University: Ranking & Review

Washington Rank	Rank	World Rank
3	116	264 Top 2%

American University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	29%	28%	30%
Applicants	18,699	6,932	11,767
Admissions	5,498	1,916	3,582
Enrolled undergraduates	1,785	651	1,134
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	13,858	5,309	8,549

1,926 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,244 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $70. Application fee for graduates - $62.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Recommended
Admission test scores	Considered but not required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	881
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	49%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	650
Math	615

Number of students submitting ACT scores	693
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	39%
ACT Composite	28
ACT English	29
ACT Math	26

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$64,234	$64,234
Off-campus	$64,234	$64,234
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $15,898 and other expenses per full academic year.

American University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 4,283 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$45,808	$45,808
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$807	$807
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,526	$1,526
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$29,556	$29,556
Fees for full-time graduates	$690	$690
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,642	$1,642

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Social Sciences	35	651	428	37	1,151
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		296	206		502
Legal Professions and Studies		24	95	374	493
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		163	164	4	331
Visual and Performing Arts		105	109		214
Public Administration and Social Service Professions			178	6	184
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	23	79	47		149
Education	4	12	113		129
Health Professions and Related Programs		73	27		100
Psychology		64	24	6	94
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service		43	30	7	80
History		38	18	4	60
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		39	10	5	54
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	41	6			47
English Language and Literature & Letters		23	17		40
Philosophy and Religious Studies		15	24		39
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences			37		37
Mathematics and Statistics		15	17		32
Communications Technologies & Technicians and Support Services		20	12		32
Natural Resources and Conservation		17	12		29
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		28			28
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		14	4		18
Physical Sciences		7	3		10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities		2			2
Grand Total	103	1,734	1,575	443	3,855

A total of 1,837 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at American University.

At the master's and doctor's level 2,018 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	79%	77%	80%
Full-time retention rate - 90% Part-time retention rate - 0%

Alternative names	AU
Founded	1893
Motto	Pro Deo et Patria For God and Country
Religious affiliation	United Methodist
Colors	blue, red
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	2,836
Instructional FTE	1,031
Research FTE	24
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Official Website	www.american.edu
Address	4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20016-8001 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	500,000 - 1,000,000
Phone	2028851000

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
108	West Virginia University	Morgantown	72%
109	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	33%
110	Drexel University	Philadelphia	79%
111	Oklahoma State University - Main Campus	Stillwater	74%
112	Auburn University	Auburn	84%
113	University of West Alabama	Livingston	28%
114	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	84%
115	Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis	Indianapolis	80%
116	American University	Washington	29%
117	Florida International University	Miami	54%
118	Wayne State University	Detroit	67%
119	Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	57%
120	The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	53%
121	University of Vermont	Burlington	67%
122	Texas Tech University	Lubbock	69%
123	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	Milwaukee	72%
124	Portland State University	Portland	92%