unitid 138947 · Atlanta, GA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Clark Atlanta University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,324
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
64%
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,603
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
70%
undergrads on Pell grants
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$43,676
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$37,702
after aid, aided students
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,712
after entry, Title IV students
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $37,356 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k48%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $28,746
- First-generation students
- 32%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,310
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 100 | $41,243 | $28,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 81 | $55,077 | $28,604 |
| Psychology, General. | 57 | $48,507 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 39 | $48,054 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 33 | $56,916 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 33 | $28,479 | $27,427 |
| Biology, General. | 23 | $46,164 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | — | — |
| Public Administration. | 17 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 17 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 16 | — | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.