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American University
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- 4 Year
- WASHINGTON, DC
- Rating 3.59 out of 5 2,537 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A
- Valuegrade B+
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade B minus
- Athleticsgrade B
- Party Scenegrade B minus
- Professorsgrade A minus
- Locationgrade A
- Dormsgrade C minus
- Campus Foodgrade C minus
- Student Lifegrade B
- Safetygrade A minus
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At American University, 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 experiential learning, and partnering with our home city of Washington, DC. Whatever your passion, an AU education is a launching pad for those who want to lead the way toward positive change. The flexibility of our programs and the breadth of our faculty expertise help you focus your studies on what drives you. Our community is filled with ambitious visionaries and practitioners who use their passion and purpose to make an impact in this changing world. 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?
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- International Relations415 Graduates
- Political Science and Government280 Graduates
- Business218 Graduates
- Liberal Arts and Humanities165 Graduates
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies107 Graduates
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- Economics90 Graduates
- Finance86 Graduates
- Psychology81 Graduates
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No matter their major, all AU students will acquire a strong liberal art foundation as part of our innovative AU Core. Combined with our unique first-year programs, this background sets all students up with the critical thinking skills required, no matter their major or ultimate field of study.
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The real pitfall and downside to AU is the horrible, terrible, and honestly disgusting practices of the administration. They will NOT support you, and will do ANYTHING to get an extra penny out of your pocket. Not student centric or accommodating to those with financial struggles. The shameful admin operation is what usually drives students to transfer.
Oh, and AU has ridiculous academic regulations about transfer credits. Want to take a course somewhere else during summer to save money? Good luck! There will probably be some shoddy and laughable justification for having to take it on campus — most, if not ALL GenEds need to be done at AU. Habits of Mind, Quantitative Literacy, etc. is just a money-grab.