By Camille Dash
Clark Atlanta University has an undergraduate enrollment of 3,911 this fall with 75 percent women and 25 percent men. This compares to an enrollment of 3,318 undergraduate students last year.
Last year, the class of 2023 sent in a total of 19,569 applications with only 9,473 students admitted. The admitted average GPA was a 3.45 with SAT scores averaging 1050 and ACT scores averaging 20.
In 2020, around 64 percent of first-year students received need-based aid. The average need-based scholarship or grant awarded to first-year students at CAU is $5,962. CAU met 49 percent of its students’ financial aid needs. Need-based aid is determined by you or your family’s demonstrated ability to pay for college, as calculated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Need-based aid includes federal loans and work-study.
According to CAU’s 2018-2020 Spring Enrollment Report, there were 95 new undergraduate students in spring 2020, which is 59 students fewer than there was in 2018.
CAU is tied with Delaware State University for #13 in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and in the lower 600s on the 2020 Wall Street Journal’s Higher Education College Rankings.
Mostly known for its business, psychology, and Mass Media Arts majors, CAU is divided into four schools; Arts & Sciences, Business, Education and Social Work, as well as a dedicated graduate department.
While the university offers around 40 areas of study, students can participate in one of the 65 student organizations on campus along with utilizing the Career Planning and Placement Center, where they can participate in mock interviews, résumé workshops, finding internships and attending career fairs.
With nearly 70 percent of students returning after their freshman year, CAU has an average retention rate compared to other schools nationwide. With a 45 percent graduation rate, graduates earn $38,200 on average after 10 years of graduating from CAU.
CAU is a private university that was formed in 1988 when Atlanta University and Clark College merged into one institution. With nearly 4,000 students, CAU is the largest institution in the Atlanta University Center Consortium as well as the largest of the 37-member UNCF institutions.
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