Washington, DC · Private nonprofit
62%
Acceptance rate
1,392
SAT Average
$41,945
Avg net price
7,593
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2,098Master’s 1,578Doctoral 477 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 712Master’s 332Doctoral 20 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 260Master’s 208Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 193Master’s 94Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 133Master’s 55Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 129Master’s 90Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 128Master’s 89Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 88Master’s 20Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 72Master’s 14Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 67Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 51Master’s 50Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 40Master’s 121Doctoral 407 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 34Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 14Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 26Master’s 19Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 196Doctoral 28 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 17Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s 28Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 191Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 8Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Patriot League
Projected sponsored sports16
Athletic participation
298 unique student-athletes · 12 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 15
Early Action
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 1
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 15
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $57,952
- Required fees
- $819
- Food and housing
- $17,982
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $1,618
- Total
- $79,371
- $67,6942019–2019–20
- $69,3662020–2120–21
- $70,5122021–2221–22
- $71,7032022–2322–23
- $76,1752023–2423–24
- $79,3712024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $41,945 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 54%
- Average share of need met
- 88%
- Average need-based grant
- $40,439
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from American University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
American University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
American University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. American University admits in-state applicants at 44.7%, out-of-state applicants at 67%, and international applicants at 50.5%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,545 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 28% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 18%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
15.9% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
6.1% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
American University rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Level of applicant's interest
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
American University leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
American University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $41,945 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 835 of 1,538 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, American University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
American University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
86.2% of American University’s first-years return for a second year and 78.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03