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  • Undergraduate Admissions
    202-885-6000
    Fax: 202-885-1025
    admissions@american.edu

Mailing Address

To apply online, please visit the Common Application Web site.

If you prefer to complete a paper copy of the application, you may download and print a paper copy from the Common Application. A nonrefundable $70 processing fee is required for all applications.

Admissions is interested in knowing about your academic interests and life outside of the classroom. This information—along with transcripts, test scores, essays and letters of recommendation—helps them evaluate you on your own academic merits.

Application Checklists


Freshman Applicants Early Decision Applicants
Transfer Applicants International First-Year Applicants
International Transfer Applicants

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Application Deadlines

Freshman (First-Year) Deadlines

Fall Semester

  • Early Decision: November 15
  • Early Decision 2: January 15
  • Regular Decision (students living in the U.S.): January 15
  • Regular Decision (students living outside the U.S.): January 15

Spring Semester

  • Regular Decision: October 1

Transfer Deadlines

Fall Semester

  • Students living in the U.S.: July 1
    (March 1 is the deadline to be considered for scholarships/financial aid)
  • Students living outside the U.S.: May 1

Spring Semester

  • Students living in the U.S.: November 1
  • Students living outside the U.S.: September 1

Summer Semester

  • U.S. citizens: April 1

Common Application

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You must use the Common Application to apply to AU.

Common Application Web Site


Common Application Supplement

All applicants must complete the Common Application Supplement as part of their complete American University application.

Supplement


Application Forms

AU Code Numbers

SAT I & SAT II: 5007
ACT: 0648
TOEFL: 5007
AP: 5007

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