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{{Infobox university
 | name = American University
 | image = American University Seal.svg
 | image_upright = .7
 | established = {{start date and age|1893|02|24}}
 | motto = {{lang|la|[[Pro aris et focis|Pro deo et patria]]}} ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng = "For God and Country"
 | type = [[Private university|Private]] [[University charter#Federal|federally chartered]] [[research university]]
 | founder = [[John Fletcher Hurst]]
 | accreditation = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | religious_affiliation = [[United Methodist Church]]
 | president = [[Jonathan Alger]]
 | provost = [[Vicky M. Wilkins]] (acting)
 | city = [[Washington, D. C.|Washington]]
 | state = [[District of Columbia]]
 | country = United States
 | students = 13,019 (Fall 2023)<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.american.edu/trustees/upload/american-university-presidential-search-prospectus_october-2023.pdf|title=American University Presidential Search Prospectus | publisher=American University | date=Oct 30, 2023 | access-date=Oct 30, 2023}}</ref>
 | undergrad = 7,571 (Fall 2023)
 | postgrad = 3,613 (Fall 2023)
 | other_students = 1,835 (Fall 2023)
 | campus = Large City,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=American&s=all&pg=5&id=131159|title=College Navigator - American University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> {{convert|90|acre|ha}}
 | mascot = Clawed Z. Eagle
 | sporting_affiliations = {{hlist| [[NCAA Division I]] - [[Patriot League]]|[[Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association|EIWA]]}}
 | sports_nickname = [[American Eagles|Eagles]]
 | colors = {{color box|#ED193A}} Red {{color box|#004FA2}} Blue
 | endowment = $908.9 million (2022)<ref>As of June 30, 2022. {{cite report |url=https://www.american.edu/finance/annual-report/upload/fy2022-au-financial-statements.pdf |title=American University Consolidated Financial Statements 2020-2021|publisher=American University|date=June 30, 2022 |access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area|CUWMA]]|[[Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration|CONAHEC]]|[[International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities|IAMSCU]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space grant]]}}
 | coordinates = {{coord|38.9371|-77.0869|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | website = {{URL|www.american.edu}}
 | logo = American University logo.svg
 | logo_upright = .9
 | free_label = Newspaper
 | free = ''The Eagle''
}}
[[File:AU Flag.jpg|thumb|The American University flag]]
'''American University''' ('''AU''' or '''American''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[University charter#Federal|federally chartered]] [[research university]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on [[Ward Circle]], mostly in the [[Spring Valley (Washington, D.C.)|Spring Valley]] neighborhood of [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|Northwest D.C.]]

American University was chartered by an [[Act of Congress]] in 1893 at the urging of [[Methodism|Methodist]] bishop [[John Fletcher Hurst]], who sought to create an institution that would promote [[public service]], [[Internationalism (politics)|internationalism]], and pragmatic idealism.<ref name=ActofIncorporation>{{cite web |url=http://www.american.edu/trustees/Charter.cfm|title= American University Act of Incorporation|date=December 5, 1892|work=US Congress|access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{USStatute|52|160|27|476|1893|02|24|HR|10304}}</ref> AU broke ground in 1902, opened as a [[graduate education]] institution in 1914, and admitted its first undergraduates in 1925. Although affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]], religious affiliation is not a criterion for admission.

American University has eight schools and colleges: the [[American University School of International Service|School of International Service]], [[American University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]], Kogod School of Business, [[American University School of Communication|School of Communication]], Professional Studies and Executive Education, [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]], [[American University School of Education|School of Education]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.american.edu/soe/|title=School of Education {{!}} American University, Washington, DC|website=American University|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> and the [[Washington College of Law]] (WCL). It has over 160 programs, including 71 bachelor's degrees, 87 master's degrees, and 10 doctoral degrees, as well as [[Juris Doctor Degree|JD]], [[Master of Law|LLM]], and [[Doctor of Juridical Science|SJD]] programs. AU's student body numbers over 13,000 and represents all 50 U.S. states and 141 countries; around a fifth of students are international. American University is among the top three feeder schools to the Department of State.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toosi |first=Nahal |date=2020-06-14 |title=Ivy League grads have a leg up in State Department promotions, stats show |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/14/ivy-league-grads-state-department-promotions-316531 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "[[List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity|R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131159 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330105706/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131159 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The university owns [[National Public Radio]]'s flagship capital affiliate, [[WAMU]], which has been a source of nationally and internationally distributed programming such as ''[[The Diane Rehm Show]]'' and ''[[1A (radio program)|1A]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wamu.org/|title=WAMU &#124; American University Radio|website=WAMU}}</ref>

==History==
===Founding===
[[File:American University Glover Gate.jpg|thumb|The front gate at American University]]
[[File:American University in 1916.jpg|thumb|American University in 1916]]
American University was established in the District of Columbia by an [[Act of Congress]] on December 5, 1892, primarily due to the efforts of Methodist bishop [[John Fletcher Hurst]], who aimed to create an institution that could train future [[public servants]]. Hurst also chose the university's site, which was in the rural periphery of [[Washington, D.C]].

After more than three decades devoted principally to securing financial support, the university was officially dedicated on May 15, 1914, with its first instructions beginning October of that year when 28 students were enrolled, 19 of whom were graduates and the remainder special students not candidates for a degree.

===20th century===
The first commencement was held on June 2, 1915, though no degrees were awarded. The second commencement was held the following year, in 1916, and saw the awarding of the first degrees: one master's degree and two doctor's degrees. AU admitted both women and African Americans, which was uncommon in higher education at the time. Among its first 28 students were five women, while an African American doctoral student was admitted in 1915.

[[File:AU McKineyHall ACC.jpeg|thumb|Birthplace of Army Chemical Corps]]
Shortly after these early commencement ceremonies, classes were interrupted by war. During [[World War I]], the university allowed the U.S. military to use some of its grounds for testing. In 1917, the U.S. military divided American University into two segments, [[Camp American University]] and [[Camp Leach]]. Camp American University became the birthplace of the United States' chemical weapons program and the site of chemical weapons testing;<ref name="Gross">{{cite journal|last1=Gross|first1=Daniel A.|title=Chemical Warfare: From the European Battlefield to the American Laboratory|journal=Distillations|date=Spring 2015|volume=1|issue=1|pages=16–23|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/chemical-warfare-from-the-european-battlefield-to-the-american-laboratory|access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> this required a major cleanup effort in the 1990s. Camp Leach was home to advanced research, development, and testing of modern camouflage techniques. {{As of|2014}}, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] was still removing ordnance including [[Sulfur mustard|mustard gas]] and [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar shells]].

Instruction was first offered only at the graduate level, in accordance with the plan of the founders. This changed in 1925 with the establishment of the College of Liberal Arts (subsequently named the [[American University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]]), which offered the first undergraduate degrees and programs. What is now the [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]] was founded in 1934,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spa.american.edu/pages.php?ID=12 |title=The School of Public Affairs at American University |publisher=Spa.american.edu |access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> partly to educate future federal employees in new approaches to [[public administration]] introduced by the [[New Deal]]; during the event commemorating its launch, President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] stressed cooperation between the school and his administration.

AU's relationship with the U.S. government continued during [[World War II]], when the campus hosted the U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School and a [[United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve)|WAVE]] barracks. For AU's role in these wartime efforts, the [[Victory ship]] [[SS American Victory|SS ''American Victory'']] was named in its honor.

[[File:President Kennedy American University Commencement Address June 10, 1963.jpg|thumb|President [[John F. Kennedy]] delivers the [[wikisource:A Strategy of Peace|commencement address at American University]], on June 10, 1963]]
The post-World War II period saw considerable growth and restructuring of AU. In 1947, the Washington Semester Program was established, pioneering the concept of 
semester-long internships in the nation's capital. In 1949, the university merged with the [[Washington College of Law]], which began in 1896 as the first law school founded by women and the first coeducational institution for the professional study of law in the District. Shortly after that, three departments were reorganized as schools: the School of Business Administration in 1955 (subsequently named the Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod College of Business Administration and in 1999, renamed the Kogod School of Business); the School of Government and Public Administration in 1957; and the [[School of International Service]] in 1958.

In the early 1960s, the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] operated the [[Federally funded research and development centers|FFRDC]] [[Project Camelot|Special Operations Research Office]] as a think tank at American University. AU's political involvement was furthered by President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s Spring 1963 [[American University speech|commencement address]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/BWC7I4C9QUmLG9J6I8oy8w.aspx |title=Commencement Address at American University, June 10, 1963 |date=June 10, 1963 |website=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> In the speech, Kennedy called on the Soviet Union to work with the United States to achieve a nuclear test ban treaty and to reduce the considerable international tensions and the specter of nuclear war during that juncture of the [[Cold War]].

From 1965 to 1977, the College of Continuing Education existed as a degree-granting college responsible for on- and off-campus adult education programs. The Lucy Webb Hayes School of Nursing provided an undergraduate study in Nursing from 1965 until 1988. In 1972, the School of Government and Public Administration, the School of International Service, the Center for Technology and Administration, and the Center for the Administration of Justice (subsequently named the School of Justice) were incorporated into the College of Public and International Affairs.

The university bought the Immaculata Campus in 1986 to alleviate space problems. This would later become Tenley Campus.

In 1986, construction on the Adnan Khashoggi Sports and Convocation Center began. Financed with $5 million from and named for Saudi Arabian Trustee [[Adnan Khashoggi]], the building was intended to update athletics facilities and provide a new arena, as well as a parking garage and office space for administrative services. Costing an estimated $19 million, the building represented the largest construction project to date but met protest by both faculty and students to the university's use of Khashoggi's name on the building due to his involvement in the international arms trade.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/01/11/american-u-donation-stirs-debate/a8487a86-1788-4a79-ab8f-16e02c03df43/ |title=AMERICAN U. DONATION STIRS DEBATE |last=Isikoff |first=Michael |date=January 11, 1987 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>

In 1988, the College of Public and International Affairs was reorganized to create two free-standing schools: the School of International Service and the School of Public Affairs, incorporating the School of Government and Public Administration and the School of Justice. That same year, construction of the Adnan Khashoggi Sports Center was completed while the [[Iran–Contra affair|Iran–Contra Affair]] controversy was at its height, although his name remained on the building until after Khashoggi defaulted on his donation obligation in the mid-to-late 1990s.

[[File:Tenleytown aerial 2019.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the American University campus, with [[Tenleytown]] in the background, in 2019]]
[[File:AmericanUniversity.jpg|thumb|American University]]
The [[American University School of Communication|School of Communication]] became independent from the [[American University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]] in 1993.

In 1997, [[American University of Sharjah]], the only coeducational, liberal arts university in the [[United Arab Emirates]], signed a two-year contract with AU to provide academic management. This contract has since been extended multiple times through August 2009. A team of senior AU administrators relocated to [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] to assist in the establishment of the university and guide it through the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] accreditation process.

===21st century===
In fall 2005, the new [[Katzen Arts Center]] opened.

[[Benjamin Ladner]] was suspended from his position as president of the university on August 24, 2005, pending an investigation into possible misuse of university funds for his personal expenses. University faculty passed votes of no confidence in President Ladner on September 26.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/26/AR2005092601801.html |title=AU Faculty Members Vote No Confidence in Ladner |last1=Kinzie |first1=Susan |last2=Strauss |first2=Valerie |date=September 27, 2005 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> .

On October 10, 2005, the board of trustees of American University decided that Ladner would not return to American University as its president.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/education/president-of-american-university-agrees-to-resign.html |title=President of American University Agrees to Resign |last=Janofsky |first=Michael |date=October 25, 2005 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>

[[Cornelius M. Kerwin]], a long-time AU administrator, was appointed interim president. On September 1, 2007, Kerwin was appointed to the position permanently , after two outsiders declined an offer from the board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.american.edu/president/new/biography.html |title=President-Elect Cornelius M. Kerwin biography| author=American University |year=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2007}}</ref> According to ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'',<ref>Page B10, November 16, 2007</ref> Ladner received total compensation of $4,270,665 in his final year of service, the second-highest of any university president in the nation.

Ground was broken for the new School of International Service building on November 14, 2007, and completed in 2010. A speech was given by Senator [[Daniel K. Inouye]] (D-HI).

In 2015, American University began offering an accredited, accelerated online [[Masters of Business Administration|MBA]] program.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-university-kogod-school-of-business-to-offer-accelerated-one-year-online-mba-program-300152411.html|title=American University Kogod School of Business to Offer Accelerated One-year Online MBA Program|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://onlinebusiness.american.edu/mba/|title=Online MBA - Earn your MBA from Anywhere|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2017, Kerwin retired as AU's president.<ref name="reedretire">{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2016/03/28/american-university-president-neil-kerwin-to-step.html |title=American University President Neil Kerwin to step down |last=Reed |first=Tina |date=March 28, 2016 |work=Washington Business Journal |access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> In early August 2023, [[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]] announced she would be stepping down as AU's 15th president<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Nick |date=2023-08-08 |title=American University president to step down after the coming school year |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/08/american-university-sylvia-burwell-resign/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> and continue working for AU's Sine Institute for Policy and Politics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Changemaking Presidency |url=https://www.american.edu/magazine/article/a-changemaking-presidency.cfm |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>

On July 1, 2024, [[Jonathan Alger]] became AU's 16th president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing AU's 16th president |url=https://www.american.edu/trustees/presidentialsearch/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>

As of the 2017–2018 academic year, a female tuxedo feral cat took up residence on the campus grounds near the McKinley School of Communications building. School students and staff maintained the cat's shelter and feeding station and dubbed her "Wonk Cat".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/06/22/this-cat-has-made-its-college-decision-it-picked-american-university/|title=This cat has made its college decision. It picked American University.|last=Larimer|first=Sarah|date=June 22, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Wonk Cat has been adopted by the campus community at large, including in university social media postings and her own student-run social media sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/americanu/status/1010221390862090240?lang=en|title=Wonk Cat, one of our campus cats, makes a debut in the @washingtonpost|date=June 22, 2018|website=American University|language=en|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wonk cat went missing and has not been found.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

In 2017, Taylor Dumpson became AU's first female black student body president. In her first full day in office, bananas were found at three places on campus, hanging from noose-like ropes, and marked with the initials "AKA", which are also the initials of the [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] sorority. The university considered the incident to be racist, and then-president Neil Kerwin called it a "cowardly, despicable act." In May 2018, the school said it had exhausted "all credible leads" about who had perpetrated the incident.<ref>Larimer, Susan (May 2, 2017) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/05/02/a-cowardly-despicable-act-american-u-president-responds-to-banana-incident-on-schools-campus/ "Man who harassed black student online must deliver 'sincere' apology, renounce white supremacy"] ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref><ref name="larimer" />

Also in May 2018, Dumpson filed a lawsuit against several people, including [[Andrew Anglin]], the founder of the [[neo-Nazi]] website ''[[The Daily Stormer]]''. She accused Anglin of organizing a racist and sexist trolling campaign against her.<ref>{{cite news|title=School's First Black Student President was the Target of a Racist Attack. Now she's Suing Over the 'Troll Storm' That Followed|url=http://fox40.com/2018/05/05/schools-first-black-student-president-was-the-target-of-a-racist-attack-now-shes-suing-over-the-troll-storm-that-followed/|access-date=May 17, 2018|agency=CNN|publisher=Fox 40|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref> She alleged that Anglin posted her name, her picture, links to her Facebook page, and the [[Twitter]] page of the university's student government, and urged his readers to "troll storm" her, which resulted in many hate-filled and racist online messages directed at her. A federal judge ordered the defendants to pay more than $101,000 in compensatory damages, $500,000 in punitive damages, and more than $124,000 in attorney's fees. Dumpson also entered a restraining order against him. Although Dumpson and Anglin have not settled, she settled in December 2018 with one of the people who harassed her, a man from Oregon who was required to apologize, to renounce [[white supremacy]], to stop trolling and [[doxing]] online, and to provide information to and cooperate with authorities in the prosecution of white supremacists.<ref name="larimer">Larimer, Sarah (December 21, 2018) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/12/21/man-who-harassed-black-student-online-must-deliver-sincere-apology-renounce-white-supremacy/ "Man who harassed black student online must deliver 'sincere' apology, renounce white supremacy"] ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref>

In 2019, the School of Education (SOE) split from the College of Arts and Sciences.<ref name="theeagleonline.com">{{Cite web|title=School of Education separates from the College of Arts and Sciences|url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2019/06/school-of-education-separates|access-date=2020-08-20|website=The Eagle|language=en}}</ref> According to Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy (Dean of SOE) the move was made to "encourage more students to pursue careers in education".<ref name="theeagleonline.com"/> Areas of study that students can pursue within the school include: teacher education, special education, education policy, and leadership and international education. The school is home to the Institute for Innovation in Education and the newly created Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success.<ref>{{Cite web|title=School of Education {{!}} American University, Washington, DC|url=https://www.american.edu/soe/|access-date=2020-08-20|website=American University|language=en}}</ref><ref name="theeagleonline.com"/>

On April 22, 2020, AU announced that it had [[Fossil fuel divestment|divested]] its endowment of fossil fuels, becoming one of the first universities in the United States to completely divest of both direct and indirect fossil fuel holdings.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2020|title=American University Eliminates All Public Fossil Fuel Investments from Its Endowment|url=https://www.american.edu/media/news/20200422-divestment.cfm|access-date=2020-12-27|website=American University|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=BREAKING: AU announces full financial divestment from fossil fuel stocks|url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/04/breaking-au-announces-full-financial-divestment-from-fossil-fuel-stocks|access-date=2020-12-27|website=The Eagle|language=en}}</ref> Following a student referendum in favor of divestment, the AU board of trustees voted against divesting the endowment in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Respaut|first=Robin|date=2014-11-21|title=American University rejects divesting its fossil-fuel assets|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-university-fossilfuel-idUSKCN0J52C120141121|access-date=2020-12-27}}</ref> The decision to divest in 2020 came after extensive student campaigning from groups like Fossil Free AU and the undergraduate student government.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Lu|first=Mark|date=2020-04-22|title=Fossil Free AU & AUSG: the unlikely pair that secured fossil fuel divestment|url=https://www.americanagora.org/single-post/2020/04/22/ffau-ausg-the-unlikely-pair-that-secured-fossil-fuel-divestment|access-date=2020-12-27|website=americanagora|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2020, Fossil Free AU pushed for a second student referendum on the subject, and the student government released a report on divestment, presented to the board of trustees by student comptroller Robert Zitzmann.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2020|title=Fossil Fuel Divestment: Environmentally Sustainable, Financially Responsible|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gCj2nr5qcWy1fQobPyWcCaslZarEQsCt/view|website=American University Student Government}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SG referendum supporting divestment from fossil fuel industry passes|url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2020/04/sg-referendum-supporting-divestment-from-fossil-fuel-industry-passes|access-date=2020-12-27|website=The Eagle|language=en}}</ref>

==Campuses==
[[File:Eric Freidheim Quadrangle.jpg|thumb|Eric Friedheim Quadrangle]]
American University has two contiguous campuses for academics and student housing: the main campus on [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue]] and the East Campus on Nebraska Avenue [[Washington College of Law]] has since been moved to the site of the [[Tenley Campus]] located in [[Tenleytown]]. AU owns several other buildings in Tenleytown, [[Spring Valley, Washington, D.C.|Spring Valley]], East Campus in [[Wesley Heights]], and [[American University Park]] areas.

[[File:American University.webm|thumb|American University]]
The first design for the campus was done by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]]. However, it was significantly modified over time due to financial constraints. The campus occupies {{Convert|84|acre|m2}} adjacent to [[Ward Circle]], the intersection of Nebraska and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenues]]. AU's campus is predominantly surrounded by the affluent residential neighborhoods characteristic of the [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|Northwest quadrant]] of Washington, D.C. The campus includes a main quadrangle surrounded by academic buildings, nine residential halls, a 5,000-seat arena, and an outdoor [[Amphitheatre|amphitheater]]. The campus has been designated a public garden and [[arboretum]] by the [[American Public Gardens Association]], with many foreign and exotic plants and trees dotting the landscape.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101601347.html |title=American University |date=October 17, 2008 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |access-date=December 22, 2008}}</ref>

===Academic and recreational buildings===
* Abbey Joel Butler Pavilion, home of the campus store, the Office of Campus Life, the Career Center, and meeting spaces.
* Battelle-Tompkins Building, the university library until 1977 and now home to parts of the [[American University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]].
* Don Myers Technology and Innovation Building, home to the [[physics]], [[mathematics]] and [[statistics]], [[computer science]], the AU Game Lab, the Kogod Center for Innovation, and the Design and Build Lab; completed in 2017 and [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certified.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Housman|first=Patty|date=December 11, 2017|title=Don Myers Technology and Innovation Building Opens|url=https://www.american.edu/cas/connections/don-myers-building-opens.cfm|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=American University}}</ref>
* Hall of Science, home to the [[biology]], [[environmental science]], [[chemistry]], and [[neuroscience]] departments; completed in 2020 and [[LEED]] Gold certified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raman {{!}} |first=Ravi |title=Visually Striking Glass Wall Brings Beauty Inside Newly Leed-gold Certified Hall Of Science |url=https://www.american.edu/news/hall-of-science-leed-glass-building.cfm |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Hurst Hall .jpg|thumb|Hurst Hall]]
* Hurst Hall, first building of the university, ground was broken in 1896 for what was to be the College of History. The architects were [[Henry Van Brunt|Van Brunt & Howe]]. With the opening of the Hall of Science, the building now houses various departments and classrooms.
* [[Katzen Arts Center]], provided for by a monetary gift from Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen, the building opened in 2005 and is now home to the Departments of Performing Arts, such as dance, Studio Arts, Graphic Design, and Art History, the American University Museum, and other Academic Departments.
[[File:Katzen Arts Center.jpg|thumb|Katzen Arts Center]]
* Kay Spiritual Life Center, built in 1963 as a multi-denominational place of worship. Nicknamed the "flaming cupcake" due to its round shape and 16-foot-tall impressionistic flame top, Kay is home to offices of the university chaplains and is used for speeches, performances, and community events.
* Kerwin Hall, the largest classroom building on campus, built in 1968 as a home for the School of Government and Public Administration (now the [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]]).
* Kogod School of Business, formerly known as the Myers-Hutchins Building, and previous home to the [[Washington College of Law]]. Construction finished in January 2009 to annex it to the now empty Experimental Theater and Butler Instructional Center.
* Mary Graydon Center, commonly called MGC, it is the university's student union. Home to student organization offices, the main dining facilities, including the Terrace Dining Room (TDR) or "Tedes", The Bridge Coffee Shop,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.american.edu/ocl/universitycenter/the-bridge-cafe.cfm|title=The Bridge Cafe|website=American University}}</ref> and is interconnected to Butler Pavilion.
[[File:McKinley Building today.jpg|thumb|[[McKinley Building]]]]
* [[McKinley Building]], the cornerstone laid by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. Was previously the home of the departments of Computer Science, Audio Technology, and Physics. After major renovations in 2014, it became the new home to the [[American University School of Communication|School of Communication]]; [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certified.
[[File:School of International Service Building.jpg|thumb|School of International Service]]
* [[American University School of International Service|School of International Service]], ground broken by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. The new building opened for the 2010–2011 school year, with classes continuing to be also held in the original building, which has since been renamed the "East Quad Building", next door. The School of International Service has an enrollment of over 2,000 undergraduate students and an enrollment of over 900 graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|title = About the School of International Service |url=https://www.american.edu/sis/about.cfm |website=American University |access-date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> The new building is [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certified.
* Sports Center: [[Bender Arena]], Reeves Aquatic Center, Jacobs Fitness Center (see [[#Athletics|Athletics]] below)
* American University (Bender) Library, which holds over a million books.

===Residence halls===

[[File:AUAmphitheatre.jpg|right|thumb|The Woods-Brown Amphitheatre]]
[[File:East Campus Residence Hall.jpg|thumb|East Campus Residence Hall]]
Housing is guaranteed for two years. Most freshman and sophomore students choose to live on campus. First-year students are not required to live on campus.

The university added 590 beds in 2017 with the opening of East Campus. Residence halls on the main campus are grouped into three "campuses".

* North Campus, commonly referred to as "North Side":
** Hughes Hall
** Leonard Hall
** McDowell Hall, which is set to be renovated by Fall 2024.
** Nebraska Hall, located across Massachusetts Avenue from the main campus. It features apartment-style residences of 2 to 4 bedrooms in a suite.
** Cassell Hall, opened for the Fall 2013 semester.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ober |first=Lauren |url=http://www.american.edu/media/news/20130114_jack_cassell_hall.cfm |title=AU Names Cassell Hall |publisher=American University Washington DC|date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> This residence hall is equipped with a {{Convert|8000|sqft||abbr=on|adj=on}} fitness facility and is [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Silver certified.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cassell Hall|website=American University|url=http://www.american.edu/buildingAU/cassell.cfm}}</ref>
* East Campus, completed construction in 2017, includes these [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certified, suite-style residence halls:
**Duber Hall (formerly Congressional Hall)
**Constitution Hall
**Federal Hall
* South Campus, commonly referred to as "South Side":
** Anderson Hall, the largest first-year residence hall on campus.
** Centennial Hall, featuring suite-style living originally intended as housing for upperclassmen.
** Letts Hall, named after John C. Letts, university trustee and president of the board of trustees from 1921 until 1931.
** Roper Hall, home to AU's Black Affinity Housing program.

===Tenley Campus===
{{Main|Tenley Campus}}
[[File:CapitolHallTenley.jpg|thumb|right|Capital Hall, Tenley Campus, American University]]
Formerly the Immaculata School, [[Tenley Campus]] is located half a mile east of the main campus and was purchased by American University in 1987 specifically for the Washington Semester program. Since 2016, Tenley Campus has been home to American University's law school, the [[Washington College of Law]]. Over several years, former dormitory halls and academic buildings were torn down and replaced with many newer, more contemporary academic buildings that now house the Washington College of Law. Graduates are reportedly saddled with enormous amounts of debt, and in 2022 only 69% of graduates held jobs that required they pass the Bar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/13068976/why-did-american-universitys-law-school-plunge-in-the-rankings|title=Why Did American University's Law School Plunge in the Rankings?|newspaper=Washington City Paper|date=August 21, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2022 GRADUATES |url=https://www.wcl.american.edu/career/documents/aba-employment-summary-2022/ |publisher=American University Washington College of Law |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university is composed of eight divisions, referred to as colleges or schools, which house its academic programs. Except for WCL, undergraduate and graduate courses are housed within the same division, although organized into different programs. These colleges and schools are:
* [[American University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]] (CAS)
* Kogod School of Business (KSB)
* [[American University School of Communication|School of Communication]] (SOC)
* School of Education (SOE)
* [[American University School of International Service|School of International Service]] (SIS)
* Professional Studies and Executive Education
* [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]] (SPA)
* [[American University Washington College of Law|Washington College of Law]] (WCL)

American University is also home to a unique program known as the Washington Semester Program. This program partners with institutions around the world to bring students to AU for a semester. The program operates as part of the [[School of Professional & Extended Studies]]. The program combines two seminar courses three days a week with a two-day-per-week internship that gives students a unique look at Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.washingtonsemester.com/ "Washington Semester at American University"]. Retrieved February 5, 2007.</ref>

===Admissions and student demographics===
{| style="text-align:center; float:left; font-size:85%; margin-left:2em; margin:10px;" class="wikitable"
|+Demographics of the Student Body at American University (2019)<ref name="CDS2015" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=American University Profile|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> vs. U.S. College Students<ref>{{Cite web|title=Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and race/ethnicity or nonresident alien status of student: Selected years, 1976 through 2018|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d19/tables/dt19_306.10.asp|website=National Center for Education Statistics}}</ref>
! !! Undergraduate !! U.S. (2018)
|-
!White
| 51.3% || 55.2%
|-
! Asian
| 6.3% || 7.0%
|-
! Hispanic
| 11.4% || 19.5%
|-
!Black
| 6.5% || 13.4%
|-
!Two or More Races
|4.3%
|3.9%
|-
!American Indian
| 0.1%
|0.7%
|-
!Pacific Islander
|0.1%
|0.3%
|-
!International
| 15.8% || N/A
|-
!Unknown
| 4.2% || N/A
|-
!Male
| 38% || 43%
|-
!Female
| 62% || 57%
|}
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|year = 2019
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|admit rate = 32%
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|yield rate = 26.2%
|yield rate change = +4.0

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Admission to American is considered to be "more selective" by the ''[[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref name=USNWR>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434 |title=U.S. News Best Colleges: American University |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> For the Class of 2023 (enrolling fall 2019), AU received 18,545 freshmen applications; 6,691 were admitted (36%) and 1,755 enrolled.<ref name="CDS2015">{{cite web|title=Common Data Set 2019-2020|url=https://www.american.edu/provost/oira/upload/cds_american_u_2019-20.pdf|publisher=American University}}</ref> The middle 50% range of [[SAT]] scores were 590–690 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 590–690 for Math.<ref name="CDS2015" /> The middle 50% range of the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] Composite score was 27–31.<ref name="CDS2015" />

=== Study abroad ===
''The [[U.S. News & World Report]]'' has ranked American University 7th in Study Abroad programs.<ref name=":0" /> American University operates three premier programs in [[Brussels]], Belgium; [[Madrid]], Spain; and [[Nairobi]], Kenya but, also partners with universities across the globe.

===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| ARWU_NU = 
| ARWU_W = 
| Forbes = 133
| USNWR_NU = 105
| THE_WSJ = 132
| USNWR_W = 590
| QS_W = 791–800
| THES_W = 601–800
| Wamo_NU = 118
}}

American University's undergraduate program was tied for 105th overall among "national universities" in ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''{{'s}} 2024 rankings, tied for 31st in "Best Undergraduate Teaching", tied for 46th in "Most Innovative Schools", and 120nd in "Best Value Schools".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=American University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434/overall-rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref>

In 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2018, American University was named the most politically active school in the nation by ''The Princeton Review'''s annual survey of college students.<ref name="princetonreview.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.princetonreview.com/schoollist.aspx?type=r&id=732&uidbadge=%07?RDN=1 |title=AU Students Named Most Politically Active |website=Princeton Review |access-date=October 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215233351/http://www.princetonreview.com/schoollist.aspx?type=r&id=732&uidbadge=%07%3FRDN%3D1 |archive-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=most-politically-active-students|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223200025/https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=most-politically-active-students|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2018|title=Colleges with the Most Politically Active Students|date=December 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2006, the ''Fiske Guide to Colleges'' ranked AU as a "Best Buy" college for the quality of academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance. However, in 2013, the Daily Beast listed the school in their list of "20 Least Affordable Colleges".<ref>{{cite news|title=20 LEAST AFFORDABLE COLLEGES|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/16/20-least-affordable-colleges-photos.html#b29a89f4-a62f-4830-b524-832f556c1949|access-date=October 23, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=October 16, 2013}}</ref> For two years in a row, American University has had more students chosen to receive [[Presidential Management Fellows Program|Presidential Management Fellowships]] than any other college or university in the country. In spring 2006, 34 graduate and law students were chosen for the honor.<ref name="Pres">AU Presidential Search Description, inactive pdf at ''american.edu/presidential_search''. Retrieved April 2, 2007.</ref> American University routinely ranks among the top mid-sized universities for producing [[Peace Corps]] volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/topcolleges/#college/5007 |title=Top Colleges 2018 |access-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916055934/https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/topcolleges/#college/5007 |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Among [[The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs]] (APSIA) schools, AU School of International Service has the largest number of minority students and female students. It is ranked 6th among APSIA schools in numbers of international students.<ref name="Pres" /> A review in ''Foreign Policy Magazine'' ranked the school 8th in the country for preparing future foreign policy professionals and 25th for academic careers. SIS's undergraduate programs earned a spot at number 11, and its graduate programs were ranked number 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veracity.univpubs.american.edu/weekly/webnews/030807_sisrank.html |title=Foreign Policy survey ranks SIS master's program in top-10 |access-date=April 3, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110195719/http://veracity.univpubs.american.edu/weekly/webnews/030807_sisrank.html |archive-date=January 10, 2009 }}. American Weekly. March 8, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.</ref> Because the field of international relations is not evaluated by ''U.S. News & World Report'', the [[College of William and Mary]] recently published the results of their survey, which ranked the AU international relations master's degree in the top 10 in the United States and the doctoral degree in the top 25.<ref name="Pres" /> The [[American University School of Communication|School of Communication]] is among the top 25 in the nation, and it graduates the third-largest number of communication professionals among U.S. colleges and universities.<ref name="Pres" /> The [[American University School of Public Affairs|School of Public Affairs]] is ranked 10th in the U.S. by ''U.S. News & World Report'' for 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=U.S. News & World Report Best Public Affairs Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/public-affairs-rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>

==''Folio'' literary magazine==
{{anchor|Folio magazine}}
{{Infobox journal
| title         = Folio
| cover         = 
| caption       = ''Folio'', 2011
| editor        = Jenny Dunnington
| discipline    = [[Literary journal]]
| peer-reviewed = 
| language      = English
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| publisher     = American University
| country       = United States
| frequency     = Annual
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''Folio'' is a [[literary magazine]] founded in 1984 and based at American University.<ref>''Washington Post'', April 17, 1988</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is incomplete ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}} It publishes fiction, [[poetry]], and [[creative nonfiction]] twice each year. ''Folio'' has printed interviews with prominent writers, most recently [[Ann Beattie]], [[Alice Fulton]], [[Leslie Pietrzyk]], [[Gregory Orr (poet)|Gregory Orr]], and [[Adam Haslett]]. Work that has appeared in ''Folio'' was short-listed for the [[Pushcart Prize]] multiple time in the 1980s. Among the notable stories that first appeared in ''Folio'' are [[Jacob M. Appel]]'s "Fata Morgana" and "Becoming Coretta Davis" by I. Bennett Capers.

==Sine Institute==
On September 24, 2018, AU President [[Sylvia M. Burwell]] announced the '''Sine Institute of Policy and Politics'''.<ref>[https://www.american.edu/news/sine-institute-announcement.cfm American University Creates the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics] American University, Washington, DC, September 24, 2018</ref> Taking advantage of AU's location in the nation's capital, the institute will bring together scholars, journalists, and experts from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to find common ground and bipartisan policy solutions to the nation's problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDADPf30bYo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/tDADPf30bYo| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=President Sylvia Burwell Announces Sine Institute of Policy and Politics on Morning Joe|publisher=American University|date=September 24, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Sine Institute launched with a conversation between Burwell and Republican Senator [[Bob Corker]] of Tennessee.<ref>[https://www.american.edu/sine-institute/launch-event.cfm A Conversation with Senator Bob Corker] Sine Institute, September 25, 2018</ref> Amy K. Dacey is the first and current executive director of the Sine Institute.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.american.edu/media/news/20190618-amy-dacey-appointed-as-sine-institute-s-new-executive-director.cfm |title=Amy K. Dacey to Lead the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics |publisher=American University |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Library system==
{{Infobox library
| library_name = American University Library
| library_logo =
| location = Washington, D. C.
| established = 1926 as Battelle Library
| collection_size = over 1 million volumes
| pop_served = 10,000 students & 1,000 faculty
| members =
| budget =
| director = Jeehyun Davis 
| num_employees = 72 (full-time)
| website = {{URL|www.american.edu/library}}
}}

[[File:LibraryRevamp.jpg|thumb|The Jack I. and Dorothy G. Bender Library and Learning Resources Center, which sits at the top of the Eric Friedheim Quadrangle]]
The Jack I. and Dorothy G. Bender Library and Learning Resources Center is the main library facility for the campus. The University Library is part of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), which includes seven other libraries. The WRLC operates a consortium loan service between member institutions and has a shared collections site in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

The Library's Archives and Special Collections houses unique and rare materials and information on the institution's history. The University Archives is the repository for papers and other documents, including sound recordings and photographs, spanning more than a century of the university's history. Special Collections houses rare materials.<ref>[http://www.library.american.edu/ american.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515114330/http://www.library.american.edu/ |date=May 15, 2006 }} Retrieved June 15, 2011.</ref>

==Campus life==
AU has over 150 recognized organizations on campus, ranging from political to social.

There is an internationally top-ranked Model United Nations team (ranking 1st in North America following the 2021–2022 academic year).<ref>{{Cite news |title=2021-2022 North American College Model U.N. Final Rankings (World Division) - Best Delegate Model United Nations |language=en-US |work=Best Delegate Model United Nations |url=https://bestdelegate.com/2021-2022-north-american-college-model-u-n-final-rankings-world-division/ |access-date=2022-10-22}}</ref> The team competes actively at intercollegiate tournaments, and also hosts "AmeriMUNC" (American Model United Nations Conference) a yearly High School Model UN competition on campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fall 2018 North American College Model UN Rankings and Recognition |url=https://bestdelegate.com/fall-2018-north-american-college-model-un-rankings-and-recognition/ |website=bestdelegate.com |date=December 18, 2018 |publisher=Best Delegate |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AmeriMUNC|url=https://www.amerimunc.com/amerimunc|access-date=2020-08-20|website=AmeriMUNC VIII|language=en-US}}</ref>

American University Student Government (AUSG) is the governing body of the student population and has been ranked as the most active student government in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American University ranks No. 1 for most politically active students |url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2018/08/american-university-ranks-number-1-for-most-politically-active-students |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=The Eagle |language=en}}</ref> It comprises the Undergraduate Senate and the Executive Branch. AUSG promotes advocacy and launches initiatives on campus supported by the student body.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American University Student Government |url=https://www.ausg.org/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=American University Student Government |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colleges with Most Active Student Governments {{!}} The Princeton Review |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=most-active-student-government |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.princetonreview.com |language=en}}</ref>

AU has eight student-run university-recognized media organizations, including ''The Eagle'' newspaper, radio station [[WAMU#WVAU|WVAU]], the Second District Records record label, the American Literary Magazine (AmLit), and several magazines. These media organizations are governed by a Student Media Board and are funded through the university's undergraduate student activity fee:<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Media|url=http://www.american.edu/ocl/activities/Student-Media.cfm|publisher=American University|access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

===Religious life===
While AU is affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]] and hosts the AU United Methodist Community,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aumethodists.org/about/ |title=AU United Methodist Community: About Us |publisher=AU United Methodist Chaplaincy |access-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426082606/http://www.aumethodists.org/about/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> AU has a variety of other religious life groups, including Catholic,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aucatholicdc.org |title=Home |website=aucatholicdc.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008090213/https://aucatholicdc.org/ |archive-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> Chabad Lubavitch of the AU Community,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chabadau.com/about|title=About Us|last1=Hecht|first1=Yehoshua|last2=Hecht|first2=Esti|website=ChabadAU.org|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> American University Hillel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.hillel.org/about-us|title=About Us|website=AU.Hillel.org|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025934/http://au.hillel.org/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Jewish Student Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/a/student.american.edu/au-jewish-student-association/about-jsa |title=About JSA |publisher=American University Jewish Student Association |access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

===Greek life===
American University has a Panhellenic Association (PHA), Interfraternity Council (IFC), [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]] (NPHC), and Multicultural Greek Council (MGC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cCcJOX27Qpii2UQlKxJ8PYl27iHCtyMF1C5t0jD33xU/edit#gid=1069094639|title=FSL Chapter Conduct Status.xlsx|website=Google Docs|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-jvHsgyK_cUyQd_4o6tXLqAz9MlicL4rrb7cgq2BGto/edit#gid=0|title=Fraternity and Sorority Life - Fall 2017|website=Google Docs|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> There are also several independent organizations.

===Sustainability===
In 2008, American University joined more than 500 other US universities in signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, demonstrating the university's commitment to environmental responsibility. Within a year, American University's Office of Sustainability was established.

An environmental science class at American conducted a study from February to April 2009 to measure the amount of [[food waste]] avoided by eliminating trays from one of the college's dining halls. The class found that trayless dinners resulted in 47.1% less solid waste than dinners during which trays were used, spurring a student-driven campaign to go trayless across campus.<ref name="News Release">{{cite web| title =News Release: American University Environmental Science Department Finds Cafeteria Waste Reduction in Trayless Study| publisher =American University Department of Environmental Science
| url =http://academic3.american.edu/~hayesd7/AU_Food_Waste_Research_Press_Release.htm | access-date = June 8, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2011, the [[Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education]] (AASHE) awarded American University a gold rating, the highest possible, on their STARS scale for sustainability. Since then, American University has earned five consecutive gold ratings, the most recent in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=American University {{!}} Institutions {{!}} STARS Reports|url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/american-university-dc/report/|access-date=2020-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

Also in 2011, American University's School of International Service building earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its 70,000 square foot building renowned for sustainable design and "cradle-to-cradle" philosophy.<ref>[https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/american-university-dc/report/2011-01-31/ American University | Scorecard | Institutions | AASHE STARS]. Stars.aashe.org (January 31, 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-22.</ref>

In 2014, American University ranked #2 in the [[Sierra Club]]'s list of the 'Top 10 Greenest Colleges'.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Avital|title=America's Greenest Colleges: The Top 10 |date=July 25, 2014|url=http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/slideshow/top-ten-coolest-schools-2014|publisher=Sierra Club|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, the university announced an ambitious project to build a solar farm in partnership with George Washington University.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Fall 2014 Board of Trustees Meeting -- Sustainability & Fossil Free Discussion and Decision |date=November 21, 2014 |publisher=American University |url=https://www.american.edu/trustees/November-21-2014.cfm |last1=Sine |first1=Jeffrey A. |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> {{as of|2016|January}}, the completed solar farm provides an equivalent of 50% of the university's electricity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.american.edu/media/news/20160328-Solar-Energy-Half-AU-Power.cfm |title=American University Achieves Energy Milestone: Solar Energy Now Comprises Half of AU's Power |last=Alexander |first=Kelly |date=March 28, 2016 |website=American University |access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, American University became the first university in the United States to achieve carbon-neutral status.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbon-neutrality-is-now-reality-at-american-university-300636317.html |title=Carbon Neutrality is Now Reality at American University |publisher=American University |via=PR Newswire |access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, AU announced that it had eliminated all public fossil fuel investments from its endowment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2020|title=American University Eliminates All Public Fossil Fuel Investments from Its Endowment|url=https://www.american.edu/media/news/20200422-divestment.cfm|access-date=2020-09-01|website=American University|language=en}}</ref>

==Athletics==
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[[File:AUField.JPG|thumb|Reeves Field]]
A member of the [[Patriot League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patriotleague.org/|title=Patriot League|website=patriotleague.org|access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref> AU has several sports teams including men's and women's [[basketball]], [[soccer]], [[Cross country running|cross-country]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]], [[Track and field|track]], women's [[volleyball]], [[field hockey]], and [[lacrosse]], and men's [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. Club sports, such as tennis, rugby, rowing, ice hockey, field hockey, equestrian and [[ultimate frisbee]] also have teams.

[[Bender Arena]], a multi-purpose facility, hosts many of American's athletic competitions. Bender Arena opened on January 23, 1988, when AU's women's basketball team hosted [[James Madison University]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

[[Reeves Field]], home to AU's soccer team, earned the 2002 College Soccer Field of the Year by the Sports Turf Managers Association, hosted its fifth [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Tournament game, and served as the training site for the [[Uruguay national football team]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} Reeves Field features a six-lane track to accommodate the track and field programs at AU and functions as a multi-purpose event site. 
[[File:Olympic size swimming pool located in Bender.jpg|thumb|The swimming pool located in the Reeves Aquatic Center]]

American University has seven tennis courts and two basketball courts in the outdoor recreational facility located next to Reeves Field and behind Bender Arena. AU has hosted Patriot League tennis team championships three times since joining the league.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}} Both the men's and women's tennis teams have been cut from the athletics program.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Ivan |title=Staff Writer |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2619-2005Mar2.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref>

On March 14, 2008, AU earned its first NCAA tournament berth in men's basketball by defeating [[Colgate University]] in the Patriot League Championship Game. However, AU lost its first-round NCAA tournament game against the [[University of Tennessee]]. On March 13, 2009, AU's men's basketball team repeated as Patriot League Champion by defeating Holy Cross 73–57, earning an automatic bid to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]. They ultimately lost to [[Villanova University]] in the first round on March 19, 2009, with a final score of 80–67.

William I Jacobs Recreational Complex is also located on campus, containing an AstroTurf surface, a softball diamond, and two sand volleyball courts.<ref name="american.edu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.american.edu/recfit/facilities/|title=Facilities|website=American University}}</ref>

Off-campus facilities include the Massachusetts Ave. Field, which hosts intramural and varsity athletic practices for both the Men's and Women's soccer teams.<ref name="american.edu"/>

The Marilyn Meltzer Wrestling Room is located within Jacobs Fitness Center, and hosts practices for the Men's Varsity Wrestling Team at American University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aueagles.com/sports/2019/8/15/information-facilities-index.aspx|title=Athletics Facilities|website=American University}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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