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American University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

District of Columbia

4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NWWASHINGTON, DC 20016

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$28,622

64%

13885

30

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

15-Jan

Normal

3.65

1329

At American University, passion inspires meaningful impact, changemakers find community, and the world’s greatest challenges meet their match. Our undergraduate experience centers on empowering lives of purpose, advancing knowledge through experiential learning, and partnering with our home city of Washington, DC. Whatever your passion, an AU education is a launching pad for those who want to lead the way toward positive change. The flexibility of our programs and the breadth of our faculty expertise help you focus your studies on what drives you. Our community is filled with ambitious visionaries and practitioners who use their passion and purpose to make an impact in this changing world. We are a university driven to make a difference. We step up, we show up, and we say challenge accepted to the issues that matter most to us—and our communities. Are you ready to join us?

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for American University is fifty-seven percent lower than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Georgetown University14.40%
Howard University36.10%
Catholic University of America85.40%
Bowie State University79.70%
University of Maryland-Baltimore County61.00%