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Compare with District Of Columbia Private Colleges

Compare with District Of Columbia Private Colleges for American University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$9,246 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$22,961 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$8,939 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for American University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$38,127 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$49,777 lower in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$42,823 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$45,527 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$46,962 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$49,972 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$36,968 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$41,961 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$44,551 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$47,840 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$48,204 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$40,999 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$36,845 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$44,521 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$47,905 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$32,857 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$51,532 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$40,842 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$47,835 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$51,389 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$37,727 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$51,494 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$58,771 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$39,139 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$45,515 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$38,797 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$51,431 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$51,307 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$51,110 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$44,131 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$58,771 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$49,818 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$47,687 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$49,772 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$49,294 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$51,319 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$50,199 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$43,067 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$48,779 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$49,940 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$58,771 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$43,473 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$43,563 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$50,146 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$44,491 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for American University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,025 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$9,987 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,917 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$6,459 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$9,915 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$8,479 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$9,005 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$10,543 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$7,475 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$6,757 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$13,074 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$6,144 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,641 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$3,291 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$9,041 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$5,639 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$11,535 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$6,209 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$8,309 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$11,117 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$12,259 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$8,871 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$5,751 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$11,709 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$6,627 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$6,459 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$6,723 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$5,310 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$5,481 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$1,111 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$5,601 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$9,789 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$7,837 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$8,595 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$11,021 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$503 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$11,571 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$9,274 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$8,519 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$9,661 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$5,371 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$11,917 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$9,785 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$421 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,034 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,074 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$77 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$5,231 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$12,925 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for American University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$3,845 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$11,147 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$3,586 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$2,522 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$6,213 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$8,269 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$9,907 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$1,715 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$2,627 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$2,229 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$9,309 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$1,691 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$2,050 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$9,915 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$989 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$3,011 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$6,385 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$4,373 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$96 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$5,729 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$18,971 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$18,241 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=131159.

Last updated: August 2026