Clark Atlanta University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Clark Atlanta University is a private research university in Atlanta, GA (city setting), with 3,495 undergraduates (76% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 65% of 27,672 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $43,676 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $29,736 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 48% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, psychology. The campus reported 1.88 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Clark Atlanta University ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $26,446
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Clark Atlanta University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Clark Atlanta University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 30 | — | 1 | $231k | $7,694 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $817k | $51,082 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | — | 1 | $775k | $45,596 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 10 | — | 1 | $88k | $8,797 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 101 | — | 1 | $3M | $29,673 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Peach Belt Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 24 | — | 1 | $223k | $9,308 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 10 | — | 1 | $168k | $16,807 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 44 | — | 1 | $259k | $5,895 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | — | 1 | $311k | $18,308 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.