Student Population at American

Total Enrollment

13,885

Undergraduate

7,917

Graduate

5,968

Online Enrollment

1,516

Men Students

5,105

Women Students

8,780

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,885 students have enrolled at American University - 7,917 undergraduate and 5,968 graduate.

By gender, 5,105 male and 8,780 female students are attending American University. By attendance status, there are 10,840 full-time students and 3,045 part-time students.

The number of students at American University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Boston University and Brigham Young University, its population is relatively small (average population is 18,410).

American University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,516 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between American University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,105 male and 8,780 female students attending American. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at American.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at American
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,917	7,600	317
Men	2,875	2,736	139
Women	5,042	4,864	178

Population by Gender/Attending Status at American
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,968	3,240	2,728
Men	2,230	1,210	1,020
Women	3,738	2,030	1,708

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,072 White students (50.93%) and 1,603 Hispanic students (11.54%) at American University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at American University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at American University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	519	143	376
Black or African American	586	167	419
Hispanic	939	324	615
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	4,339	1,563	2,776
Two or More Races	416	132	284
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	272	97	175
Total	7,917	2,875	5,042

Population by Race/Ethnicity at American University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	2	8
Asian	340	105	235
Black or African American	742	216	526
Hispanic	664	227	437
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	4	2
White	2,733	1,068	1,665
Two or More Races	209	74	135
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	609	223	386
Total	5,968	2,230	3,738

Online Student Population

At American University, 4,023 students (28.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,516 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 137 students live in District of Columbia where American University is located in and 1,077 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	13,885	7,917	5,968
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,516	45	1,471
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,507	1,834	673
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	9,862	6,038	3,824

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,516	45	1,471
District of Columbia Residents	137	18	119
Other State in U.S.	1,077	19	1,058
Outside of U.S.	60	6	54
Unknown	242	2	240