American University
American University admitted 62% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1280–1460 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $41,302 a year. Within six years, 75% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 62%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1280–1460
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $79,369 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $41,302 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $28,397 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $62,242 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 75%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $85,458 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,266
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 18%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 34%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Communication and journalism
- 9%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Visual and performing arts
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Pepperdine University CA · 63% admitted
- University of Tulsa OK · 62% admitted
- Sarah Lawrence College NY · 62% admitted
- University of Vermont VT · 65% admitted
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
More colleges in the District of Columbia
- George Washington University DC · 47% admitted
- Howard University DC · 41% admitted
- Georgetown University DC · 13% admitted
- The Catholic University of America DC · 83% admitted
- Trinity Washington University DC · 100% admitted
- Gallaudet University DC · 58% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.