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American University

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities
UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationUnited Methodist
Congressional District1198

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending American University?
121st for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $34,456 $34,456 $34,456
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $517 $517 $517
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $1,148 $1,148 $1,148
FT Graduate Tuition $22,266 $22,266 $22,266
FT Graduate Required Fees $430 $430 $430
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $1,237 $1,237 $1,237
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $49,903 $49,903 $49,903
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $49,903 $49,903 $49,903
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $36,973 $36,973 $36,973

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $31,425 $33,283 $31,425 $33,283 $31,425 $33,283
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $600(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board $11,812 $12,418
On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,300(N/C)
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $11,812 $12,418
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,300(N/C)
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $1,300(N/C)

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$60
Graduate Application Fee$65
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 14,936 (5,858 male / 9,078 female)
Admitted 7,950 (2,960 male / 4,990 female)
Admission rate 53%
First-time Enrollment 1,533 (611 male / 922 female)
FT Enrollment 1,533 (611 male / 922 female)
PT Enrollment N/A (N/A male / N/A female)
Total Enrollment12,241

Admission Criteria

What criteria does American University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /  N/A / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does American University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference Patriot League
NCAA Track & Field Conference Patriot League

ACT Test Admission

91st for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 50%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 26 / 32
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 24 / 29
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 26 / 30

SAT Test Admission

112th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 88%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 590 / 700
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 580 / 670
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1170 / 1370

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity3,713
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$8,630
Board Fee$4,300

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 476 430 312 284 16 3,094 1,150 5,762
Accounting 10 2 6 26 6 50
Acoustics 4 2 12 10 28
American/U 14 24 12 8 100 28 186
American/United States Studies/Civilization 8 2 10
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Anthropology 2 24 14 40
Applied Economics
Applied Mathematics 2 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 18 14 34
Arts Management 2 2 12 18 34
Biochemistry 4 8 6 18
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 6 12 32 4 56
Business Administration and Management, General 68 64 56 60 2 302 112 664
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 2 2 4
Chemistry, General 6 6
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 12 8 6 82 10 118
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 10 38 26 10 154 54 292
Computer Science 4 2 6
Creative Writing 2 4 12 16 34
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 8 2 44 10 64
Dance, General 2 2
Dance, Other
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8 2 10
Economics, General 16 8 4 6 64 36 134
Economics, Other 2 2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 2 20 8 30
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 4 2 8
Elementary Education and Teaching 12 8 4 80 20 124
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 4 2 30 14 50
Environmental Science 2 4 6 12
Environmental Studies 6 6
Ethics 6 2 12 20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 2 4 6
European Studies/Civilization
Experimental Psychology 4 2 6
Film/Cinema Studies 8 2 2 38 12 62
Finance, General 4 4
Fine/Studio Arts, General 18 8 26
French Language and Literature 4 2 6
French Studies 4 4
German Language and Literature 4 4
German Studies 2 4 6
Graphic Design 2 6 12 6 26
Health and Physical Education, General 2 4 2 6 8 22
History, General 2 2 4 80 24 112
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Intermedia/Multimedia
International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 2 4
International Economics 2 2 4 8
International Law and Legal Studies (LL 142 2 8 8 160
International Relations and Affairs 100 50 64 70 4 684 246 1,218
International and Comparative Education 2 12 16 30
Journalism 22 32 4 8 126 32 224
Language Interpretation and Translation 4 6 12 2 54 28 106
Latin American Studies 8 4 24 8 44
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2 8 10
Management Information Systems, General 6 2 8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 2
Mathematics, General 4 14 4 22
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 4 4 2 22 4 38
Music History, Literature, and Theory 2 8 6 16
Music, General 14 14
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 2
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 6 6 8 4 48 18 90
Personality Psychology 4 4 2 2 12
Philosophy 6 8 26 8 48
Physics, General 10 10
Political Science and Government, General 2 10 16 14 240 52 334
Political Science and Government, Other 2 20 8 30
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2 2
Psychology, General 2 8 8 10 92 36 156
Public Administration 6 22 8 4 2 64 48 154
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 8 2 2 30 32 74
Public Policy Analysis 4 16 6 2 50 36 114
Real Estate 2 2 2 6
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 20 6 10 4 114 38 194
Social Sciences, General 4 4 4 2 50 12 76
Social Sciences, Other 2 2
Sociology 4 12 2 16 8 42
Spanish Language and Literature 2 4 6
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 2 20 22
Statistics, General 4 6 4 14
Statistics, Other
Taxation 4 8 2 2 28 6 50
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 14 4 8 2 34 18 80
Toxicology 2 2
Women's Studies 2 8 10

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

American University 175th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $92,404 ($99,961 male / $83,808 female)
Number of FT Faculty 637 (339 male / 298 female)
Number of PT Faculty 549
FT Faculty Ratio 1 : 1
Total Benefits $12,509,440

Local News for American University

American U. campus prepares for H1N1 virus

American University is following many other universities’ lead and has been preparing for a potentially extensive campus outbreak of the H1N1 virus.

American U. students join tax protest

Conservative American University students marched on the Capitol Building Sept. 12, along with tens of thousands of other protestors demanding that President Barack Obama curb spending, withdraw support for liberal health care reform and other measures seen as unconstitutional.

Georgetown cuddler strikes

An unknown male intruder entered a Georgetown University student’s apartment Sept. 1, in what is now the ninth or possibly tenth case of sexual assault in the Georgetown University area in the past year and a half. Since early last year there have been reports of male intruders entering dorms and apartments of female Georgetown students through unlocked doors and windows. The intruders lay in bed with, or otherwise sexually assault women and leave as soon as they wake up.

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