2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at American graduate schools is $33,239 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has decreased by 0.85% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at American.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
American 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$31,113$30,351$762
2021$35,524$34,533$991
2022$38,456$37,447$1,009
2023$39,126$38,139$987
2024$33,239$32,224$1,015
American 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearTuition Per Credit Hour
2020$1,861
2021$1,906
2022$1,922
2023$1,971
2024$2,077
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$16,096$909$16,096$909
2021$16,196$1,009$16,129$1,009
2022$15,150$1,228$15,150$1,228
2023$15,706$1,308$15,706$1,308
2024$17,012$1,620$14,712$2,404

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at American University offers 201 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 15 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's728
Doctorate (Research)131
Doctorate (Professional)10
Post-BS Certificate395
Total20115
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At American, there are 13,885 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 5,968 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 2,230 male and 3,738 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.60 to 1. American University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,471 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1028
Asian340105235
Black or African American742216526
Hispanic664227437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
White2,7331,0681,665
Two or More Races20974135
Race/Ethnicity Unknown609223386
Total 5,9682,2303,738

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