American University

Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
40.6%
7,883 admitted
SAT · 50th
1360
Range 1290–1420
6-yr grad
79.0%
Retention 86.3%
Undergrads
7,266
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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40.6%
7,883 admitted
from 19,416 apps
Applications19,416
Overall admit rate40.6%
Enrolled1,761 · 22.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist88 of 9,146
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1360
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1290–1420 · 27.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W660700730
Math630670700
Comp129013601420
ACT
255075
Comp293132
Cost & aid
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$55,724
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$55,724
Fees$819
Room & board$16,520
Books$800
Avg need-based grant$31,335
% need met75.0%
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.3% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention86.3%
4-year graduation67.6%
6-year graduation79.0%
Enrollment
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7,266
undergraduates
81.0% out-of-state · 41 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,266
First-year1,545
Transfer127
Full-time97%
Female62%
Out-of-state81.0%
International (freshmen)41
Rankings
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#50
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#5026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#7726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#8826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#13626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#22926
NicheBest Colleges in America#24926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#27226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferencePatriot League8
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingD.C. colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/15 → 12/31 · binding
Early decision 21/15
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policySAT/ACT scores are not required for admission to American University
Admissions URLhttps://www.american.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailadmissions@american.edu
Admissions phone202-885-6000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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George Washington …
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
George Washington University DC · Private (nonprofit)43.5%142011K
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
Syracuse University NY · Private (nonprofit)45.9%134015K
George Mason University VA · Public86.5%126028K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — American University

8 years of American University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.