For the Class of 2028, American University received 31,989 applications and accepted 20,327 students, resulting in a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 63.6%. This figure marks a significant increase compared to the 45.7% acceptance rate from the previous year for the Class of 2024, where 17,002 applicants were considered, and 7,763 were admitted. Unfortunately, detailed statistics for the intervening years from 2025 to 2027 are unavailable, but the current acceptance rate highlights a trend of increasing selectivity for American University in recent years.