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Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
56.26%	970

Clark Atlanta University's acceptance rate is 56.26% for 2023 admission. A total of 16,153 students applied and 9,088 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

CAU's acceptance rate is the 8th lowest among 50 Georgia colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 970 and the ACT score is 18 at CAU. CAU's SAT score ranks 26th out of 33 Georgia colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to CAU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of Clark Atlanta University is 56.26% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.73%. 3,363 men and 12,790 women applied to CAU and 1,984 men and 7,104 women students were accepted.

Among them, 251 men and 906 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at CAU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at CAU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	16,153	3,363	12,790	0	0
Admitted	9,088	1,984	7,104	0	0
Enrolled	1,157	251	906	0	0
Acceptance Rate	56.26%	58.99%	55.54%	-	-
Yield	12.73%	12.65%	12.75%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Clark Atlanta University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2023, 95 students (8% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 59 students (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at CAU.

The median SAT score is 970 with 490 SAT EBRW and 480 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 580 and the 25^th percentile is 450. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 540 and 25^th percentile is 430 .

The median ACT composite score is 18 with 75^th percentile score of 20 and 25^th percentile score of 16 at CAU.

The SAT and ACT scores at Clark Atlanta University are very low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,285, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) research university with high research activity).

2023 SAT and ACT Scores at CAU
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	880	970	1120
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	450	490	580
SAT Math	430	480	540
ACT Composite	16	18	20
ACT Math	0	0	0
ACT English	0	0	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Clark Atlanta University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 1,157 first-year students enrolled in CAU. The proportion of full-time students is 96.80% and part-time students is 3.20%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 21.69% and women students is 78.31%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at CAU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at CAU
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,157	251	906
Full-time	1,120	237	883
Part-time	37	14	23

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at CAU. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Clark Atlanta University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

CAU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $35 for undergraduate schools and $40 for graduate schools of Clark Atlanta University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to CAU.

Admission Information for Applying to CAU
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$35
Graduate Application Fees	$40
Admission Information	www.cau.edu/apply-admissions/index.html
Online Application	cau-uga.edu.185r.net/application/login/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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