The American University Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

The American University Student Population

How Many Students Attend American University?

The American University total enrollment is approximately 14,001 students. 7,453 are undergraduates and 2,943 are graduate students.

The American University Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time The American University undergraduate population is made up of 62% women, and 38% men.

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The American University Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

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The American University Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 63% of full-time grad students are women, and 37% men.

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The American University Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

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Racial/Ethnic Diversity

The American University Racial Demographics:

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

American University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

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The American University Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 8,714 female students and 5,287 male students at The American University.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of The American University is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 1,795 female teachers and 1,662 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

The American University ranks 16 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

96.86% of The American University students come from out of state, and 4.16% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 44 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at The American University

Students from 134 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

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High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At The American University, 50.78% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.