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Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CAU

Private institution in Atlanta, GA · 3,482 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $42,712 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$35,1151,839th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$26,4461,251st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,4461,114th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$40,9241,230th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,7121,476th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$28,0971,784th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
47.8%1,237th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
69.2%1,275th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
64.6%489th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
19865th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,482629th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
69.1%124th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 28 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$41,565$36,941
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,640$40,068
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$32,925—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,063$25,405
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$25,194$23,649
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$24,351$24,730
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$21,632$23,166
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,052$24,421
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$19,592$21,781
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$38,289
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,128,445 (M $2,089,318 · W $1,039,127)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clark Atlanta University’s 3,482 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere