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Located in Washington, District of Columbia, American University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is American University?

Contact details for The American University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4400 Massachusetts Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20016-8001
Phone:	202-885-1000
Website:	www.american.edu

How Do I Get Into The American University?

You can apply to The American University online at: www.american.edu/admissions/apply/index.cfm

Admission Requirements for The American University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into The American University?

The American University has a fairly low acceptance rate of 41%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 38%, and the acceptance rate for women is 42%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to The American University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 730. Math scores were between 630 and 700.

The American University received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 35. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 32.

Can I Afford American University?

The overall average net price of The American University is $54,851. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At The American University, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $7,689 a year. That adds up to $30,756 over four years for those students.

American University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,463 undergraduate students at The American University, with 8,124 being full-time and 339 being part-time.

There are also 6,389 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,124 full-time undergraduates at The American University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	540
Black or African American	603
Hispanic or Latino	918
White	4,406
International Students	972
Other Races/Ethnicities	685

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at American University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 134 countries are represented at The American University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at American University

In 2022-2023, 4,023 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The American University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of The American University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Educational Leadership & Administration	22%
Learning Sciences	50%

American University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	117	13	130
Elementary Education	0	9	0	18	0	27
Secondary Education	0	5	0	9	0	14
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	0	10	0	10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	1	0	0	9	0	10
International & Comparative Education	0	0	3	6	0	9
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	4	0	4
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	2	0	2
Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	14	3	175	13	206

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

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