- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GACity: largeZIP 30314Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.cau.edu
- Member of
- ORAU
GeorgiaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private nonprofit university in Atlanta, Georgia, with 3,603 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 39% within six years and costs $38,626 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention71%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share75%
Federal loans95%
$38,626net price / year
64%admission rate
—average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$46,867median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,399 of 1,704 for earnings#1,641 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,384 of 1,738 for graduation rate#443 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $46,270tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,270
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,270
- Average net price
- $38,626national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$38,601
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$41,270
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college75%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 39%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,860
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,867middle 50%: $26,585–$69,004
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,004
Median, Clark Atlanta University$46,867
Lower quarter$26,585
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,603
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 77% / 23%
- Average age at entry
- 19.8
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 75%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,446 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,940
- Endowment, end of year
- $116,477,562
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.3%
Hispanic1.2%
Black54%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races5.6%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown38%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Communication & journalism15%
Psychology13%
Visual & performing arts11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting10%
Social sciences6.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.8%
Education3.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL | $36,511 | 59% | $50,557 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $37,232 | 70% | $84,700 |
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| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,340 | 72% | $78,431 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 138947. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4572296.