Historical Acceptance Rates

In the application year 2024, American University had an overall acceptance rate of 47% from 17,786 applicants, with 8,427 students admitted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate was notably high at 85%, admitting 664 out of 784 applicants, while the Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate stood at 45.7%, with 7,763 admissions from 17,002 applicants. This marks an increase from the previous application year 2023, which had a 41% overall acceptance rate. Historical data shows acceptance rates fluctuated significantly, with a low of 36.1% in application year 2020 and a peak of 64% in application year 2021, indicating increased competitiveness among applicants over recent years.