Clark Atlanta University Overview

Clark Atlanta University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Clark Atlanta University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CAU.
• In a recent academic period60% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, CAU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,712 a year. That's about 5% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into CAU?

You can apply to CAU online at: www.cau.edu/apply-admissions/undergraduate-admissions/index.html

Admission Requirements for CAU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CAU?

The acceptance rate at CAU is 56%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% 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 580. Math scores were between 430 and 540.

CAU received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 20.

Can I Afford Clark Atlanta University?

The overall average net price of CAU is $29,027. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 88% of students took out student loans averaging $6,735 a year. That adds up to $26,940 over four years for those students.

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Clark Atlanta University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,096 undergraduate students at CAU, with 2,951 being full-time and 145 being part-time.

There are also 680 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,951 full-time undergraduates at CAU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clark Atlanta University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	2,565
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	342

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Clark Atlanta University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at CAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Libya.

Clark Atlanta University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	81	38	0	119
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	100	0	0	100
General Psychology	57	0	0	57
Social Work	8	33	5	46
Criminal Justice & Corrections	39	2	0	41
Design & Applied Arts	33	0	0	33
General Biology	23	0	3	26
Educational Administration	0	1	22	23
Political Science & Government	16	3	1	20
Mental & Social Health Services	0	17	0	17
Public Administration	0	17	0	17
Computer Science	9	6	0	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13	1	0	14
Accounting	6	5	0	11
Computer Information Systems	9	0	0	9
General English Literature	4	4	0	8
Sociology	7	1	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	0	0	8
Special Education	0	7	0	7
History	7	0	0	7
General Education	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	4	2	0	6
Physics	4	2	0	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	5	5
Writing Studies	4	0	0	4
Student Counseling	0	3	0	3
Ethnic Studies	0	3	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
Business/Managerial Economics	2	0	0	2
Philosophy	2	0	0	2
Romance Languages	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Demography & Population Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	452	145	36	633

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

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