| American University |
| Address | 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW |
| City | Washington |
| State | District of Columbia |
| Zip | 20016-8001 |
| Type | Private not for profit |
| Level | Four or more years |
| Full-time Students | 9726 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13:1 |
| Admission Rate | 43.4% |
| Carnegie Classification | Doctoral/Research Universities |
| Fees |
| Undergrad Application Fees | $60 |
| Grad Application Fees | $60 |
| Enrollment | Fees (/yr) | Required Fees(/yr) |
| Undergrad In-State | $36180 | $517 |
| Undergrad Out-State | $36180 | $517 |
| Grad In-State | $23382 | $430 |
| Grad Out-State | $23382 | $430 |
| SAT Score |
| Section | Score(25/75)percentile |
| Critical Reading | 590/710 |
| Math | 580/680 |
| Writing | 580/690 |
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| ACT Score |
| Section | Score(25/75)percentile |
| Composite | 26/31 |
| English | 26/33 |
| Math | 30/30 |
| Writing | 10/10 |
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| Biological & Life Sciences |
| Biological and biomedical sciences. |
| Biochemistry- Biophysics and Molecular Biology |
| Biology- General |
| Communication & Journalism |
| Communication and Media Studies |
| Journalism |
| Communication- journalism- and related programs. |
| Communications Technologies |
| Communications technologies/technicians and support services. |
| Graphic Communications |
| Computer and Information Sciences |
| Computer Science |
| Computer and information sciences and support services. |
| Education |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language |
| Teacher Educationand Professional Development- Specific Levels and Methods |
| Education |
| Education General |
| Educationl Administration and Supervision |
| Teacher Educationand Professional Development- Specific Subject Areas |
| International and Comparative Education |
| Special Educationand Teaching |
| English language and literature |
| English language and literature/letters |
| Ethnic & Cultural Studies |
| Ethnic- Cultural Minority- and Gender Studies- Other |
| Women's Studies |
| Russian Studies |
| Latin American Studies |
| French Studies |
| Ethnic- Cultural Minority- and Gender Studies |
| German Studies |
| Area Studies |
| Area- ethnic- cultural- and gender studies. |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization |
| Fine Arts |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft |
| Dance |
| Visual and performing arts |
| Music |
| Fine and Studio Art |
| Design and Applied Arts |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts |
| Foreign Languages |
| Slavic- Baltic and Albanian Languages- Literatures- and Linguistics |
| Foreign languages- literatures- and linguistics |
| Germanic Languages- Literatures- and Linguistics |
| Romance Languages- Literatures- and Linguistics |
| History |
| History |
| Legal Professions and Studies |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Post-LL.B./J.D.) |
| Legal professions and studies. |
| Law (LL.B- J.D.) |
| Liberal arts and sciences |
| Liberal arts and sciences- general studies and humanities |
| Mathematics and Statistics |
| Mathematics |
| Mathematics and statistics |
| Applied Mathematics |
| Statistics |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies- Other |
| Natural resources and conservation |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research |
| Natural resources and conservation |
| Philosophy |
| Philosophy and religious studies |
| Physical Sciences |
| Physics |
| Physical sciences |
| Chemistry |
| Psychology |
| Psychology. |
| Psychology- General |
| Personality Psychology |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics |
| Clinical Psychology |
| Experimental Psychology |
| Public Administration |
| Public administration and social service professions |
| Social Sciences |
| Anthropology |
| Economics |
| Sociology |
| Social sciences. |
| International Relations and Affairs |
| Political Science and Government |
| Social Sciences- General |
