American University, Washington, DC

At American University, Washington, DC, passion inspires meaningful impact, changemakers find community, and the world’s greatest challenges meet their match. Our undergraduate experience centers on empowering lives of purpose, advancing knowledge through active scholarship, and partnering with our home city – the nation’s capital. Whatever your passion, an AU education is a launching pad for those who want to lead the way toward positive change. 

 As a global university, AU has a long tradition of welcoming students from across the United States and the world to our campus. We are home to more than 1,830 international students representing diverse cultures and viewpoints from 123 countries. This diversity is also reflected in our faculty, academic programs and exchanges. AU is also home to a large number of U.S. citizen "Global Nomads" who have grown up and graduated high school outside the United States. 

AU's location in one of the safest and most beautiful residential neighborhoods in the nation's capital offers you the best of all worlds:  

• Quality education 
• A sense of community and caring 
• Safety 
• A traditional-style main campus within an urban setting 
• Diversity 
• Personalized attention 
• Small classes (11:1  student/faculty ratio) 
• Access to top academic and professional faculty 
• Teaching and research assistantship opportunities for undergraduates 
• A global and inter-disciplinary approach to education 
• Ability to double major or minor across faculties in completely different subjects (example: neuroscience and dance)  
•  Experiential learning such as study abroad in over 100 destinations across the globe 
• Internships 
• Check out “Why Choose AU?” for more information!  

 AU’s rigorous curriculum features high-impact educational experiences that combine in-depth theoretical study with meaningful real-world experiences. Regardless of your choice of major, you’ll acquire a solid foundation in liberal arts and sciences while pursuing thorough study in your chosen field. The flexibility of our programs and the breadth of our faculty expertise help you focus your studies on what drives you. 

A wide range of career-enhancing networking and internship opportunities in government, communications, sciences, business, research, the NGO community, commerce, and the arts - all just minutes away from AU's main campus. 

Find out where an AU degree can take you! Visit www.american.edu/weknowsuccess 

Our community is filled with ambitious visionaries and practitioners who use their passion and purpose to make an impact in this changing world. Our students learn outside of the classroom as much as they do inside through experiences made possible in our home city, where pivotal national and global decisions are made. Our network of world-class faculty and visiting scholars bring deep connections to influential companies and organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors and enhance the excellence of our programs. 

We are a university driven to make a difference. We step up, we show up, and we say “challenge accepted” to the issues that matter most to us—and our communities. Are you ready to join us?