American University Common Data Set 2024-25

DCTest policy: Test-optional: SAT/ACT not required for admission; considered if submitted (AP and CLEP used for placement)Compare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

61.9%

10,613 of 17,154

Early decision rate

79.8%

Non-ED pool: 61.1%

SAT middle 50%

1300–1430

ACT middle 50%

29–32

Who got into American University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants

See who got into American University

GPA and SAT of 108 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.

Unlock for $39, one time

Admissions

AppliedC1	17,154
AdmittedC1	10,613
EnrolledC1	1,662
YieldC1	15.7%
Early decisionC21	579 of 726 (79.8%)
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	4,079
Accepted a placeC2	948
Admitted from waitlistC2	328
Odds if you stay on the listC2	34.6%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	22%
Submitted ACTC9	8%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	660–740
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	620–710
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$60,270
Required feesG1	$1,972
Food and housingG1	—
Need fully met (first-years)H2	42.5%
Average % of need metH2	89%
Average need-based packageH2	$47,908
Average need-based grantH2	$35,389

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesImportant
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestVery important

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	7,476
First-year retentionB22	88.2%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	75.5%

Notes on this filing

Enrollment and admissions figures are Fall 2024 first-time, first-year degree-seeking students; applicant, admit and enrollee totals reconcile to the residency table (17154, 10613, 1662).
C2: waitlist counts mapped by position (offered 4079, accepted place 948, admitted 328); row labels were cut off.
C1 totals were not printed for other-gender rows; unknown-gender counts (7 applied, 6 admitted, 1 enrolled) are included in the totals as printed.
C8A and C8F: SAT/ACT not required for admission; C8A checks 'not required, consider if submitted', consistent with C8F.
C9: percent and number submitting were printed (22.00% SAT, 366; 8.00% ACT, 140).
C11 and C12: GPA band percentages, average GPA and percent submitting are blank; the band totals show 0.00 and were not used.
C13: application fee amount $75.00.
C21/C22: early action applicant and admit counts are not printed; early decision applications 726 and admits 579 are for Fall 2024.
B4-B21: the most recent cohort is Fall 2018. Six-year rate 75.49% is printed. Four-year rate is not printed, so it is null.
G1: first-year column used. Room and board are not combined in the filing (housing only $12,040; food only $6,330), so room_and_board is null. Tuition is one rate for all students (private).
G1 header says 2025-2026 costs, while the G0 header and the rest of the filing are 2024-2025; the year field follows the filing's 2024-25 data.
H2: first-time, first-year column used. Percent fully met computed as line h (337) / line d (793) = 42.5%. Percent of students with need who were awarded aid is not printed, so it is null.
H2 line J (average financial aid package, 47908) is labeled as the overall package, not need-based only; used as avg_need_based_package per schema.
H2 line I average percent of need met for first-year students: 89%.

Source: American University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.