Applying to American - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 61.96%. A total of 17,173 students (6,004 men and 11,162 women) have applied to and 10,640 (3,684 men and 6,950 women) students admitted to American University.

Among them, 659 male and 1,003 female students have enrolled into American and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.62%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At American, 366 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 140 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,370 at American. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,460 and 25^th percentile score is 1,280.

The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25^th percentile score is 29.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at American. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of American with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to American University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience.