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Acceptance Rate 64.22%
Yield 5.72%
Applicants 27,245
Admitted 17,497
Enrolled 1,000

CAU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 64.22% at Clark Atlanta University. Total 27,245 students applied and 17,497 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$40
Admission Informationwww.cau.edu/apply-admissions/index.html
Online Applicationwww.cau.edu/apply-admissions/undergraduate-admissions/index.html
Acceptance Rate64.22%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 64.22%. A total of 27,245 students (6,781 men and 20,464 women) have applied to and 17,497 (3,739 men and 13,758 women) students admitted to Clark Atlanta University.
Among them, 213 male and 787 female students have enrolled into CAU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 5.72%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CAU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants27,2456,78120,46400
Admitted17,4973,73913,75800
Enrolled1,00021378700
Acceptance Rate 64.22% 55.14% 67.23% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 5.72% 5.70% 5.72% - -
[Chart] Clark Atlanta University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Clark Atlanta University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for CAU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CAU

The calendar system at Clark Atlanta University is Semester. Clark Atlanta University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences. Next table describes credits that Clark Atlanta University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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