American University

Washington, DC · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

62%

Average SAT

1,381

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

7,266

In-state tuition

$58,771

Out-of-state tuition

$58,771

Avg net price

$41,943

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1280 and 1460 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 31

Popular programs at American University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	International Relations and National Security Studies.	382	$47,551	$73,865
2	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	247	$58,299	$88,359
3	Political Science and Government.	192	$48,034	$73,604
4	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	132	$50,026	$78,410
5	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	110	$49,486	$76,552
6	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	86	$37,147	$66,970
7	Public Health.	76	$42,194	$70,831
8	Finance and Financial Management Services.	75	$83,505	$134,332
9	Economics.	71	$58,151	$85,016
10	Psychology, General.	64	$25,773	$62,240
11	Journalism.	59	$44,387	$66,635
12	Film/Video and Photographic Arts.	53	$26,767	$52,661
13	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	33	$46,780	$63,711
14	Non-Professional Legal Studies.	30	$45,790	$72,792
15	Communication and Media Studies.	27	$36,980	$67,863
16	Biology, General.	27	$33,917	N/A
17	History.	25	$43,809	$59,630
18	Computer Science.	24	N/A	$117,293
19	Sociology.	24	$40,119	N/A
20	Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.	20	$23,979	N/A