Applying to Clark Atlanta University

The acceptance rate at Clark Atlanta University was 54.82% - 16,483 students were applied and 9,036 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 9% where 814 out of 9,036 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,010 and the ACT score is 19 at CAU.

Below tables and charts analyze CAU admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $35 for applying undergraduate school and $40 for graduate school at Clark Atlanta University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$35
Graduate Application Fees	$40
Admission Information	www.cau.edu/admitted-portal/index.html
Online Application	www.cau.edu/admitted-portal/adm-steps.html#section-40163e94a386e885aa7b14f181ded076
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, Doctorate (Research)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 54.82% and the yield is 9.01%. 3,781 men and 12,702 women applied to CAU and 2,067 men and 6,969 women students were accepted. Among them, 173 men and 641 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	16,483	3,781	12,702
Admitted	9,036	2,067	6,969
Enrolled	814	173	641
Acceptance Rate	54.82%	54.67%	54.87%
Yield	9.01%	8.37%	9.20%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 561 students (69% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 400 students (49%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 550 and the 25^th percentile is 480. The SAT Math score is 530 (75^th) and 460 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 20 (75^th percentile) and 17 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	480	550
SAT Math	460	530
ACT Composite	17	20
ACT Math	-	-
ACT English	-	-

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Formal Demonstration of Competencies to its applicants. 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	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended