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American University Academics
Washington, District of Columbia•
Majors & Degrees
Student Performance
Student performance lets you know how many students come back for their sophomore year.
Come back for sophomore year
Graduation Rate
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from American University within four or six years.
Graduate in 4 Years
Graduate in 6 Years
Academic Calendar
HIGHEST DEGREE OFFERED
Doctorate
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
13,858
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
N/A
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNDERGRADS
8,123
Faculty Overview
Prepler designed this faculty overview to help freshmen learn more about the student-faculty ratio and gender of the teaching staff.
930
Total Faculty
15:1
Student Ratio
Male (50%)
Female (50%)