American University

4-years Private College In Washington, DC

The acceptance rate of American University is 64.1%. Total 19,650 students have applied to and 12,594 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 2,372 students enrolled in American University (Admission Yield: 18.8%). The average SAT score is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 31. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $75 and graduate school application fee is $63 at American University.

Admission Stats

Application Fee	$75 (Undergraduate) $63 (Graduate)
Acceptance Rate	64.1%
Yield	18.8%
Test Scores	1,370 (SAT) 31 (ACT)

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 19,650 students have applied to American University. By gender, 6,851 male and 12,799 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 12,594 (4,188 male and 8,406 female) students have accepted and 2,372(813 male and 1,559 female) have enrolled into American University for academic year 2021-2022. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at American University.

2021-2022 Admission Stats at American University
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	19,650	6,851	12,799
Admitted	12,594	4,188	8,406
Enrolled	2,372	813	1,559
Acceptance Rate	64.09%	61.13%	65.68%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	18.83%	19.41%	18.55%

SAT and ACT Scores Distribution

At American University, 672 applicants (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 424 applicants (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,440 and 25^th percentile score is 1,280. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 99 and 25^th percentile score is 84. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to American University. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at American University.

2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	730
SAT Math	620	710
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT Math	26	31
ACT English	29	35

Admission Consideration & Requirements

Admission Consideration
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither Required Nor Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered But Not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither Required Nor Recommended

Offered Degrees & Accepted Credits

Offered Degrees at American University
Degree	Offered
1 Year Certificate	✔
2 Year Certificate	✗
Associate	✔
2-4 Year Certificate	✗
Bachelor's	✔
Post-Bachelor Certificate	✔
Master's	✔
Post-Master Certificate	✗
Doctorate (Research)	✔
Doctorate (Professional Practice)	✔
Doctorate (Other)	✗