American University
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Details
- Name: American University
- Location: Washington, DC 20016-8001
- Control: Private Non-Profit
- Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 47.38%
- Average SAT Scores 1392
- Four Year Completion Rate 72.47% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 78.49% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 78.92% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
High Completion4 Year72.5%6 Year78.5%8 Year78.9% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $71,549 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $56,543 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $56,543 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $22,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $21,176 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $18,630 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $23,477 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $34,587 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $53,257 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $61,328 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $60,487 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $70,443 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $67,155 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $77,370 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,806 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $85,388 | $45,098 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $76,984 | $40,534 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,863 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,226 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,854 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,838 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $73,918 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $69,814 | $44,939 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $112,237 | No data | No data |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $75,118 | $39,002 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $81,077 | $48,661 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,161 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,528 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,534 | $53,146 | $41,948 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $65,827 | $42,589 | $45,217 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,628 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,080 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,261 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,551 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $72,783 | $61,311 | $50,809 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $76,665 | $36,775 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |