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Clark Atlanta University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Atlanta, GA
Population 4,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,482
Men / Women 23% / 77%
Black 87%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Arts 28%
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,310
Est. Cost of Attendance $43,676
10-Year ROI $-1,000
ROI Percentile 3th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (Unbound) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $10M #254
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #361
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 24 #353
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #559

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 880 – 1,120

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences 311 17% / 83% 0% $44,501
Computer Science 7 86% / 14% 0%
Computer and Information Sciences 7 29% / 71% 14%
Mathematics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Physics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 27 4% / 96% 0% $47,592
Chemistry 8 0% / 100% 0%
Criminal Justice 40 5% / 95% 0% $49,540
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 1 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy
Political Science 16 12% / 88% 0%
Psychology 63 5% / 95% 0% $50,007
Religious Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Rhetoric and Composition 5 60% / 40% 0%
Sociology 5 20% / 80% 0%
Fashion Design 23 17% / 83% 0% $29,360
Fine Arts 7 43% / 57% 0% $27,772
Mass Media Arts 84 25% / 75% 0% $42,519
Music 3 67% / 33% 0%
Theatre Arts 8 25% / 75% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business Administration 107 28% / 72% 1% $56,780
Accounting 6 50% / 50% 0%
Business Administration 99 26% / 74% 0% $56,780
Economics 2 50% / 50% 50%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education 8 12% / 88% 0%
Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Elementary Education 7 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Work 13 0% / 100% 0% $55,832
Social Work 13 0% / 100% 0% $55,832