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CAU landed the #1,976 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
CAU is also ranked #58 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
If you're applying to Clark Atlanta University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 58%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 19% of students accepted to CAU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 543. Math scores were between 410 and 510.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Clark Atlanta University, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Clark Atlanta University is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Clark Atlanta University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At CAU this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Clark Atlanta University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,096 undergraduates at CAU with 2,951 being full-time and 145 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33,219 | $34,229 | $36,906 | $39,081 | $39,194 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CAU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CAU, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $8,657 a year. That adds up to $34,628 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CAU is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
See which majors at Clark Atlanta University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Clark Atlanta University.
Contact details for CAU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 223 James P Brawley Drive, Sw, Atlanta, GA 30314-4391 |
| Phone: | 404-880-8000 |
| Website: | www.cau.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ClarkAtlantaUniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cau |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 117 | $36,161 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 101 | $19,894 |
| General Biology | 71 | $23,727 |
| General Psychology | 65 | $24,229 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 53 | $24,583 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 38 | $19,408 |
| Social Work | 16 | NA |
| Computer Science | 15 | NA |
| Accounting | 15 | NA |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 14 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,055 students took at least one online class at Clark Atlanta University. This is a decrease from the 3,776 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,055 | 62 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,776 | 3,776 |
| 2018-2019 | 31 | 31 |
| 2017-2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Clark Atlanta University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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