Washington, DC
American University
https://WWW.AMERICAN.EDURepayment outcome
92.8%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$35,800–$81,100
middle 50% · median $55,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$33,437
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$19,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$55,159
Default rate
3.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Math & Statistics$75,706
- Public Admin$74,953
- Computer Science$73,635
- Education$63,600
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.$55,964
- Philosophy$50,606
- Family Sciences$49,550
- Business$48,725
- Communication and Media Studies.$45,980
- History$45,852
- Criminal Justice$45,175
- Legal Studies$42,728
- Interdisciplinary$41,992
- Health Professions$39,369
- Visual & Performing Arts$37,748
- Psychology$32,925
- English & Literature$31,741
- Comm. Tech$30,771
- Biology$30,771
- Social Sciences$26,933
Academics
Acceptance
43.1%
Avg SAT
1,258
Enrollment
6,829
What students study
15 fields offered
Social Sciences
43% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business16.3%
- 03Communications9.4%
- 04Visual & Performing Arts6.6%
- 05Criminal Justice4.6%
- 06Psychology3.8%
- 07History2.3%
- 08Biology2.1%
- 09Physical Sciences1.8%
- 10Area Studies1.6%
- 11Math & Statistics1.3%
- 12Interdisciplinary1.3%
- 13Natural Resources1.2%
- 14Philosophy1.1%
- 15English & Literature1.1%