2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at American is $56,543 in average over all major programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.92% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 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 American University Cost of Attendance page.
American University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$49,889$49,889
2021$51,361$51,361
2022$51,334$51,334
2023$53,889$53,889
2024$56,543$56,543

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at American University is $1,856 in average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.98% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $2,077 in average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 5.38% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at American University.
American University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2020$1,635 $1,861
2021$1,684 $1,906
2022$1,684 $1,922
2023$1,768 $1,971
2024$1,856 $2,077

Offered Online Programs

American University offers 201 major programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 15 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at American University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate01
Bachelor's064
Master's872
Doctorate (Research)113
Doctorate (Professional)01
1 Year Certificate111
Post-BS Certificate539
Total15201

Online Student Population

There are 13,885 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at American. Of that, 1,516 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 2,507 students have joined to some online courses and 9,862 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at American University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total13,8857,9175,968
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,516451,471
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,5071,834673
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,8626,0383,824
Online Student Population by Student Location at American University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,516451,471
District of Columbia Residents13718119
Other State in U.S.1,077191,058
Outside of U.S.60654
Unknown2422240

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