You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Doctorate. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 doctorate’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.