American National University Business Programs

American National University is a private for-profit institution situated in Salem, Virginia. Salem is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is American National University?

Contact details for American National University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1813 East Main Street, Salem, VA 24153
Phone:	540-986-1800
Website:	https://www.an.edu/locations/

How Do I Get Into American National University?

You can apply to American National University online at: https://www.an.edu/profile/login/

American National University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford American National University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American National University, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $7,317 a year. That adds up to $29,268 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American National University is 9.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

American National University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 810 undergraduate students at American National University, with 289 being full-time and 521 being part-time.

There are also 121 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 289 full-time undergraduates at American National University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American National University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	81
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	77
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at American National University. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at American National University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Cameroon, and Mongolia.

Online Learning at American National University

In 2019-2020, 931 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American National University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 21st most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of American National University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at American National University was $10,772 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how American National University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting	#75	#39

Online Affordability Rankings of American National University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at American National University was $10,772 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how American National University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting	#74	#44

Online Growth Rankings of American National University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American National University was 50.0%. This is the #523 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at American National University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at American National University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	#70
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#109
Business Support & Assistant Services	#117
Accounting	#122
Accounting	#237

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

American National University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	9	1	7	13	30
Accounting	1	0	4	0	5
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	3	0	0	3
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	4	11	13	38

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.