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FIND 1 FIND 3 COMMUNITY choose your path EXCELLENCE PASSION OPPORTUNITY lead the way ADVENTURE SPIRIT find what you are looking LEADERS for at American University FUTURE ARE YOU READY? FIND COMMUNITY 5 WELCOME TO american UNIVERSITY American University was incorporated by the government of the District of Columbia “Best thing about AU? The size. in 1891, chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893, and founded under the auspices of the Small enough that you get a United Methodist Church. AU is an independent coeducational university with more tight-knit community feel, but than 13,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, and professional big enough that you can meet degree programs. The university attracts a diverse student body from all 50 states, the new people all the time.” District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and more than 140 foreign countries. The distinguished faculty at AU includes renowned experts and scholars of national and international reputation. In addition to the nearly 800 members of its full-time faculty adjunct faculty are drawn from the DC professional community, including policy makers, diplomats, journalists, artists, writers, scientists and business leaders. WHO WE ARE Thad Baringer, ‘14 Enrollment Popular Majors major: Physics hometown: New Orleans 13,165 total students International Relations & Affairs: 26% 6,776 undergraduate Business, Commerce, Marketing: 13% 5,230 graduate Political Sciene & Government: 10% female: 59%/male: 41% Media & Communciations: 6% Admitted Students Diversity Middle 50% GPA = 3.6 - 4.05 African American: 7% COMMUNITY Middle 50% SAT = 1210 - 1380 American Indian: <1% Middle 50% ACT = 27 - 31 Asian American: 6% Hispanic American: 9% Caucasian: 50% Class Sizes Multiracial: 3% Student/faculty ratio = 13:1 International: 11% Average class size = 23 Unknown: 14% FIND COMMUNITY 7 LIVING ON CAMPUS Residence Halls Housing is guaranteed for freshman students in double, triple or “The area between suite-style rooms.
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