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Finance at American

American graduates about 70 finance majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 40th of 539 schools we score for finance, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $134,000 four years out, 1.58× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#40 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year704% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$134,0001.58× the same major nationally
Research in the field$961Ka year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1440whole school

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Kogod School of Business at American UniversityPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Where finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kogod School of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 12 · Library 2 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the finance ranking

  1. Florida State University 86
  2. Lehigh University 86
  3. University of Connecticut 86
  4. University of Utah 85
  5. University of Washington 85
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 85
  7. Michigan State University 85
  8. Loyola Marymount University 85

Other strong majors at American

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares American with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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