AUA practices holistic admissions. We select students who have the skills and ability to succeed in their studies and for whom AUA is well suited to their educational and career goals. Once you submit your application, it is screened for technical eligibility. If eligible, the Undergraduate Admissions Committee will then conduct a thorough review of your application, which may include inviting you to an interview.
As admissions to AUA is competitive, the committee will consider both academic and personal information including educational background, official entrance exam scores, extracurricular and volunteer experience, a personal statement, and the interview, if applicable.
To learn when admission notifications will be sent, refer to Policy 3. Undergraduate Application Status and Decisions.
Decisions made by the Admissions Committee are final and cannot be appealed.
TARGET SCORES
The target and mean scores listed below are for informational purposes only. You should know that scoring above the target scores does not guarantee your admission to AUA. On the other hand, if you score less, you may be considered for conditional admission. Applicants who score at or below the automatic denial thresholds will be denied admission to AUA.
English Language Proficiency
| TOEFL iBT | 79 | IELTS Academic | 6.5 |
Math Proficiency
| BA in Business | BA in English & Communications | BS in Computer Science | |
| AUA Math Test | 360 | 330 | 370 |
| SAT* | 630 | 510 | 670 |
| ACT | to be determined | ||
* SAT scores for exams taken before March 2016 will be concorded based on College Board’s concordance tables.
AUTOMATIC DENIAL THRESHOLDS
English Language
| TOEFL iBT | 67 | IELTS Academic | 5.5 |
Math
| BA in Business | BA in English & Communications | BS in Computer Science | |
| AUA Math Test | 325 | 299 | 342 |
| SAT* | 590 | 460 | 610 |
| ACT | to be determined | ||
The automatic denial thresholds for the BS in Engineering Science program are to be determined.
* SAT scores for exams taken before March 2016 will be concorded based on College Board’s concordance tables.
2016 Entering Class Profile
The numbers listed below are means for students admitted during the early and regular rounds of the Fall 2016 undergraduate admissions cycle.
| BA in Business | BA in English & Communications | BS in Computer Science | |
| TOEFL iBT | 90 | 89 | 91 |
| IELTS Academic | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| AUA Math Test | 383 | 358 | 383 |
| SAT | 693 | 600 | 725 |
New Information
If you are interested in submitting new information after the published deadline, please note that your application may be moved to the next deadline date. For more information, please download the Petition to Submit New Information.