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Welcome to our archive of links to news and information about admissions at American University.

  • AU’s 2025 freshmen class smallest since 2011…Record high number of applications...66% admit rate...11% yield...University admitted 7,788 to yield 1,541 freshmen in 2011...2025 required 13,741 admits to yield 1,545 freshmen...
    AU’s 2025 freshmen class smallest since 2011…

    American University enrollment statistics, 2001-2025.

  • Bleak admissions stats at American University for fall 2024 freshman class…Applications down 14% since 2020...Admit rate nearly 62%, up from 26% in 2016...Yield rate 15.7%, lowest since 2005...
    Bleak admissions stats at American University for fall 2024 freshman class…
  • Oops: AU admissions office erroneously emails students to say they had been admitted to the honors program…"Unprofessional"...
  • Preliminary enrollment stats at American University bleak…Freshman enrollment down 8.5%...Graduate enrollment declining...Discounts and scholarships offered to close the gaps...
  • Whatever it takes to fill the class…Admit rate climbs from 26% in 2016 to 64% in 2021...As yield rate falls from 33% to 19%...While freshman class nearly doubles in size since 2005...Raw data here...
    Whatever it takes to fill the class…
  • AU becoming less selective…38% admit rate in 2020...Up from 26% in 2016...
    AU becoming less selective…
  • Washington College of Law applications up 15+%…
  • American University receives fewer applications, admits more freshmen vs. last year…
  • American University ties its 2nd lowest admit rate…29%…