American University
American University (AU or American) is a Methodist private liberal arts and research university in Washington, D.C. Roughly 6,000 undergraduate students and 3,912 graduate students are currently enrolled. American’s main campus is located at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues at Ward Circle in Northwest Washington. The area is served by the Tenleytown-AU station on the Washington Metro subway line in the neighborhood of Tenleytown.
George Washington had dreamed of a “national university” in the nation’s capital. But it took John Fletcher Hurst to found a university that, in many ways, embodies that dream. Today’s students would find a kindred spirit in Hurst, who studied abroad in the 1850s and later ventured through the Middle East and South Asia, even writing a cultural history of Sri Lanka. By the time ground was broken in 1896, he was the respected Methodist bishop of Washington, D.C., with a vision of a university that would train public servants for the future.
Library
American University Library system consists of the main library and five branches and special collections: the University Archives, Curriculum Materials Center, Media Services, GLBTA Resource Center Library (located in the Mary Graydon Center), and the Music Library (located in the Katzen Arts Center).
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- General Education
- Learning Communities
- Summer Session
- Undergraduate Certificates (CAS, SIS, SPA)
- Undergraduate Majors (CAS, KSB, SOC, SIS, SPA)
- Undergraduate Minors (CAS, KSB, SOC, SIS, SPA)
- University Honors Program
- Washington Semester Program
Graduate programs
- Doctoral Degrees (CAS, SIS, SPA)
- Graduate Certificates (CAS, KSB, SIS, SPA)
- Masters Degrees (CAS, KSB, SOC, SIS, SPA)
- WCL Graduate Degrees
Schools & Colleges
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Kogod School of Business
- School of Communication
- School of International Service
- School of Public Affairs
- Washington College of Law
Contact Details
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue,
NW, Washington,
DC 20016
202-885-1000
Official Website: http://www.american.edu/
