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American University
Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit) · 7,266 students · mostly bachelor degrees
11th-cheapest of 12 District of Columbia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$41,943
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$76,058
Graduation rate
75%
Admission rate
62%
Median graduate earnings
$77,370
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,750
Average SAT
1381
Median ACT
31
Pell grant recipients
14%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
163 programsFinance, General · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$134,332Management Science · Master's Degree66 grads/yr$127,356Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree81 grads/yr$127,269Accounting · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$119,020Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$117,293Accounting · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$112,384Law · First Professional Degree317 grads/yr$109,523Public Administration · Master's Degree220 grads/yr$107,866Environmental Science · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$104,878Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$103,169Education Policy Analysis · Master's Degree105 grads/yr$98,588Political Economy · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$98,567Public Relations/Image Management · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$97,932National Security Policy Studies · Master's Degree486 grads/yr$97,808Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree104 grads/yr$96,954Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree124 grads/yr$96,768Communication, General · Master's Degree78 grads/yr$94,424Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree111 grads/yr$93,310Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · Master's Degree45 grads/yr$89,800Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$89,015Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree264 grads/yr$88,359Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree71 grads/yr$85,016Environmental Health · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$83,880Logic · Master's Degree36 grads/yr$82,273Political Economy · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma56 grads/yr$81,004
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.