American University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
131159 City Washington 1
131159 State DC 2
131159 Region Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA) 3
131159 Locale City: Large (population of 250,000 or more) 4
131159 Main Campus Yes 5
131159 Institution Type Private Non-Profit 6
131159 Accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education 7
131159 Website www.american.edu/ 8
131159 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
131159 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 10
131159 Religious Affiliation United Methodist 11

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
131159 Number of graduate students 5,968
131159 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 56.1%
131159 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 7,669
131159 Historically Black College and University No
131159 Predominantly Black Institution No
131159 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
131159 Tribal College and University No
131159 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
131159 Hispanic-serving institution No
131159 Native American non-tribal institution No
131159 Men-only college No
131159 Women-only college No
131159 Online-only education No
131159 Religous affiliation of the institution United Methodist
131159 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
131159 Admission rate 41%
131159 Average SAT score of students admitted 1386
131159 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 695
131159 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 665
131159 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 620
131159 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 31
131159 Midpoint of the ACT English score 32
131159 Midpoint of the ACT math score 29
131159 Midpoint of the ACT writing score 9
131159 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 660
131159 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 730
131159 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 630
131159 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 700
131159 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 570
131159 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 670
131159 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 29
131159 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 32
131159 25th percentile of the ACT English score 29
131159 75th percentile of the ACT English score 35
131159 25th percentile of the ACT math score 25
131159 75th percentile of the ACT math score 30
131159 25th percentile of the ACT writing score 8
131159 75th percentile of the ACT writing score 10

Financials

UNITID Item Value
131159 University Tuition Information www.american.edu/financialaid/Net-Price-Calculator-Form.cfm
131159 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 12%
131159 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 34%
131159 Median Debt for Completing Students $22,750
131159 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $8,750
131159 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $18,500
131159 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $19,500
131159 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $19,750
131159 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $19,500
131159 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $241
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $43,412
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $25,678
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $22,059
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $30,528
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $34,332
131159 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $50,571

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
131159 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $75,354
131159 Completion Rate 79%
131159 Fed Loan Default Rate 02%

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