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Enrollment: General
Undergraduate students : 5870 Average Class Size = 23
Graduate students : 3579 Student-Faculty Ratio = 14:1
AU Abroad Programs: 470
Law School : 1652
Enrollment: By School/College    (Undergrad/Grad)
College of Arts and Sciences : 1772/1248
Kogod School of Business : 891/518
School of Communication : 873/294
School of International Service : 1044/793
School of Public Affairs : 1082/539
Washington College of Law : in the J.D. program 1,435
in the LL.M. program  194
in the S.J.D. program    7
Freshman Profile: 2003
Freshman enrollment : 1,238
The male/female ratio: 33.6%/66.4%
International students :
 - 35.3% are from Asia
 - 3.4% are from Africa
 - 28.8% are from Europe
 - 5.5% are from the Middle East
 - 27% are from North and South             America*
*excludes the United States

Average high school gpa : 3.42
SAT-I Composite : 1130-1310
ACT : 25-29
Scholarship and Financial Aid:
 - Three out of five students receive some form of financial aid.
 - Financial aid totaled $23 million

Faculty Overview
Full-time faculty: 577
Adjunct faculty: 475
Full-time faculty with teaching positions: 476
Faculty Senate : 22 members
17% are members of minority groups
41% are women
59% are men
96% have the highest degree in their field
AU At a Glance
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Collegiate Athletics: Patriot League
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
History:
1893 : Chartered by Act of Congress
1914 : First class admitted - includes 4 women
1937 : Board of Trustees votes to admit black students, making AU            one of the first universities in a segregated city to do so
 
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