Clark Atlanta University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,671
Men / Women 23% / 77%
From State 27%
From Region 17%
Athletes 257 (7.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 53%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
White 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 420 21% 0% 0% 65% 1% 0% $44,750 0 -1.66 16 94%
Computer Science 3 — 100% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $114,832 43 -0.30 98 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 9 — 22% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $119,348 86 +1.03 99 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $54,878 3 -1.61 41 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $67,414 25 -0.68 70 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 67% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $70,245 13 -0.96 74 — — — — —
Biology 36 — 14% 0% 0% 81% 0% 0% $47,144 2 -2.24 21 100% — — — —
English 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 0% $47,337 26 -0.62 21 — — — — —
History 5 — 80% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,206 18 -0.75 26 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,930 8 -1.09 20 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,056 38 -0.22 25 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 3 — 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $47,293 25 -0.62 21 — — — — —
Political Science 27 — 15% 0% 0% 56% 0% 0% $41,525 0 -2.26 10 94% — — — —
Psychology 82 — 15% 0% 0% 61% 1% 0% $43,916 2 -1.69 14 97% — — — —
Sociology 11 — 9% 0% 0% 55% 9% 0% $54,631 48 -0.20 40 — — — — —
Fashion Design 43 — 16% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $26,601 0 -3.47 2 88% — — — —
Fine Arts 7 — 29% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $27,105 1 -2.11 2 96% — — — —
Mass Media Arts 92 — 26% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $42,781 9 -0.87 12 87% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $29,580 1 -1.84 2 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 16 — 25% 0% 0% 56% 0% 0% $29,671 2 -1.79 2 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 64 — 19% 0% 0% 64% 2% 0% $45,879 1 -1.93 18 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business Administration 156 29% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0% $61,272 13 -0.90 58 93%
Accounting 12 — 8% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% $73,736 22 -0.86 78 100% — — — —
Business Administration 144 — 31% 0% 0% 71% 0% 0% $60,234 10 -0.90 55 92% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $73,054 14 -0.94 78 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 24 8% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% $64,871 25 +1.87 65
Education — — — — — — — — $60,294 80 +0.61 55 — — — — —
Elementary Education 24 — 8% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% $64,871 96 +1.87 65 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Work 16 12% 0% 0% 50% 0% 6% $57,242 4 +0.47 47 97%
Social Work 16 — 12% 0% 0% 50% 0% 6% $57,242 74 +0.47 47 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,265
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 26.0% 160 24% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $36,271 3 -1.73 5 88% —
Business & Economics 25.3% 156 29% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0% $61,273 6 -0.90 58 93% —
Social Sciences 22.1% 136 14% 0% 0% 58% 1% 1% $45,876 2 -1.43 18 96% —
Professional 10.4% 64 19% 0% 0% 64% 2% 0% $45,879 1 -1.93 18 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 36 14% 0% 0% 81% 0% 0% $47,144 1 -2.24 21 100% —
Education 3.9% 24 8% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% $64,871 93 +1.87 65 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 15 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% 0% $66,039 15 -0.98 67 — —
Humanities 2.1% 13 46% 0% 0% 77% 0% 0% $48,147 13 -0.68 23 — —
Computer Science 1.9% 12 42% 0% 0% 58% 0% 0% $118,219 63 +0.70 99 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $7.1M #184 55% $0.0M 1 #231 10 —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.6M #246 99% $0.0M 3 #201 23 —
Education $2.2M #171 100% $0 19 #218 — —
Computer Science $0.2M #335 93% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #355 82% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 5 #275 15 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $13.3M #284 75% $0.0M 28 #336 48 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $3.0M $3.0M $3K
Baseball 30 $277K $230K $46K
Basketball 16 $855K $817K $38K
Cross Country 10 $66K $87K -$20K
Total 156 $4.2M $4.1M $67K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 44 $254K $259K -$5K
Softball 24 $205K $223K -$17K
Basketball 17 $775K $775K $0
Volleyball 17 $311K $311K $0
Tennis 10 $168K $168K -$1
Total 101 $1.7M $1.7M -$22K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $3.0M $3.0M $3K
Track & Field (combined) 44 $254K $259K -$5K
Basketball 33 $1.6M $1.6M $38K
Baseball 30 $277K $230K $46K
Softball 24 $205K $223K -$17K
Volleyball 17 $311K $311K $0
Cross Country 10 $66K $87K -$20K
Tennis 10 $168K $168K -$1
Total 257 $11.3M $8.1M $3.3M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 64%
Yield (non-ED) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 64% 64%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional