Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,332 students out of 1,677 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at American University.
By gender, 456 male and 876 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 74.81% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with high research activity).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,677 | 1,332 | 79.43% |
| Men | 597 | 456 | 76.38% |
| Women | 1,080 | 876 | 81.11% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at American University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 81.25%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 78.13%
- Hispanic: 77.42%
- White: 79.68%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 79.49%
- Unknown: 84.29%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
| Asian | 81.25%(65/80) | 69.23%(18/26) | 87.04%(47/54) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 78.13%(100/128) | 73.08%(19/26) | 79.41%(81/102) |
| Hispanic | 77.42%(192/248) | 66.67%(46/69) | 81.56%(146/179) |
| White | 79.68%(804/1,009) | 78.00%(312/400) | 80.79%(492/609) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Two or More Race | 79.49%(62/78) | 79.17%(19/24) | 79.63%(43/54) |
| Unknown | 84.29%(59/70) | 87.50%(21/24) | 82.61%(38/46) |
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At American University, 48 of 62 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 77.42%.