American University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,080

63.0% Female

37.0% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation)

Religious Affiliation

United Methodist

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

209

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.16%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.56%

Asian

12.49%

Black or African American

11.14%

Hispanic or Latino

0.08%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

43.11%

White

3.46%

Two or more races

13.15%

Unknown

10.85%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

www.american.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$35,817

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Asian Studies/Civilization	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical Psychology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Development Economics and International Development	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No Yes No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Ethics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Game and Interactive Media Design	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
General Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Intellectual Property Law	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
International and Intercultural Communication	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
International Economics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
International Law and Legal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Relations and Affairs	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Journalism	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Language Interpretation and Translation	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Learning Sciences	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mass Communication/Media Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Communication	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Project Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Psychology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Health Education and Promotion	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Real Estate	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Sciences, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Taxation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Women's Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	859	815	44
With faculty status	847	815	32
Tenured	354	354	0
On tenure track	91	91	0
Not on tenure track	402	370	32
Multi-year contract	262	238	24
Annual contract	140	132	8
Without faculty status	12	0	12

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$35,817

Financial aid office web address

www.american.edu/financialaid/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$35,817
Full time Fees	$937
Part time, per credit hour	$2,095

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Law	$64,414	$1,152

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

7,080

63.0% Female

37.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.16%

American Indian or Alaska Native

5.56%

Asian

12.49%

Black or African American

11.14%

Hispanic or Latino

0.08%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

43.11%

White

3.46%

Two or more races

13.15%

Unknown

10.85%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	2	9
Asian	119	275
Black Or African American	264	620
Hispanic Or Latino	270	519
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	4	2
Non-resident Alien	369	399
White	1,177	1,875
Two Or More Races	86	159
Unknown	328	603

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	No

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,940

38.1% Male

61.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

27.4% Male

72.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

378

30.7% Male

69.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

38.5% Male

61.5% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-8001

Phone

202-885-1000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]