Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University is a private nonprofit college in Atlanta, GA. Its average net price is $38,626 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$38,601
$30,001 to $48,000Not published
$48,001 to $75,000Not published
$75,001 to $110,000Not published
$110,001 and up$41,270
$30,270Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$30,270Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$38,626Average Net Price
$13,520Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,900Books and Supplies
$3,312Other Expenses
74.9%Students on Pell Grants
94.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$36,860
8 years after entry$42,104
10 years after entry$46,867
38.7%Graduation Rate
70.7%Retention Rate
$26,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Atlanta, GALocation
Large citySetting
3,603Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$33,436 Small program - rough guide n=62$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,966 n=163$26,823 n=157
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$37,241 Small program - rough guide n=71$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
DemographyNot publishedNot published
Design and Applied Arts$35,906 Small program - rough guide n=50$27,250 Small program - rough guide n=44
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,039 Small program - rough guide n=85$27,000 n=110
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$32,030 n=162$27,000 n=164
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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