4-year school · Private nonprofit

American University

Washington, District of Columbia · Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metro area. 475 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

475
International graduates, 2024–25
of 4,433 graduates, all majors
62%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$79,371
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $58,771, before aid
9%
International students
1,115 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 80 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's · 107 graduates67107bachelor's, master's
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02master's, doctoral · 127 graduates59127master's, doctoral
International Relations and National Security StudiesCIP 45.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 686 graduates51686bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's · 243 graduates50243bachelor's, master's
Data ScienceCIP 30.70bachelor's, master's · 82 graduates3082bachelor's, master's
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 82 graduates2482bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71master's · 24 graduates2224master's
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCIP 03.01bachelor's, master's · 106 graduates20106bachelor's, master's
Finance and Financial Management ServicesCIP 52.08bachelor's, master's · 61 graduates1661bachelor's, master's
MarketingCIP 52.14master's · 22 graduates1122master's
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's · 39 graduates1039bachelor's, master's
LawCIP 22.01certificate · 401 graduates8401certificate
Homeland SecurityCIP 43.03master's · 67 graduates867master's
Accounting and Related ServicesCIP 52.03bachelor's, master's · 27 graduates827bachelor's, master's
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCIP 09.09bachelor's, master's · 111 graduates7111bachelor's, master's

Admissions

Acceptance rate62%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile660–740
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile620–720
ACT, 25th–75th percentile29–32
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention88%
Graduation rate, 6 years79%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$58,771
Housing and food, on campus$17,982
Books and other costs$2,618
Total a year$79,371
Four years$317,484

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology