American University
| American University AU |
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| motto | Pro deo et patria (For God and Fatherland) |
| founding | 1893 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Washington, DC |
| country |
 United States
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| management | Sylvia M. Burwell |
| Students | 14,311 (2019) |
| Annual budget | $ 683 million (2019) |
| Foundation assets | $ 723.4 million (2019) |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.american.edu |
The American University ( AU ) is a private, Methodist university in Washington, DC , USA. In the fall of 2014 were 7,083 undergraduate students ( undergraduate students ) and 3,497 master - or Ph.D. -students (postgraduate students) enrolled (10,580 students in total). The university was founded in 1893.
Sports
The AU sports teams are the Eagles . The university is a member of the Patriot League .
Well-known alumni
- Aboubacar Ibrahim Abani (* 1962), diplomat
- Franz Adler (1908–1983), sociologist
- Toney Anaya (born 1941), politician
- Jónas Árnason (1923–1998), politician and writer
- Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos (* 1960), political scientist and politician
- Owen Aspinall (1927–1997), politician
- Christian Ast (* 1971), basketball player
- Theodore Barber (1927-2005), psychologist
- Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas , UN official
- Jordan Belfort (* 1962), author and motivational speaker
- Ken Bentsen (* 1959), politician
- James Bilbray (born 1938), politician
- Don Bonker (* 1937), politician
- Juan Mari Brás (1925-2010), politician
- Julia Brownley (* 1952), politician
- Robert Byrd (1917-2010), politician
- Carroll Ashmore Campbell Jr. (1940-2005), politician
- Neil Cavuto (born 1958), television presenter
- Joe Chambers (born 1942), jazz drummer
- Adrian Cronauer (1938–2018), radio disc jockey
- Gregory R. Dahlberg (* 1951), politician
- Douglas Davis (1933–2014), art critic and artist
- Thomas Downey (* 1949), politician
- Adam Ebbin (* 1963), politician
- Clyde T. Ellis (1908-1980), politician
- Friederike Engel (* 1987), soccer player
- John Fahey (1939-2001), musician
- Arthur Flemming (1905-1996), politician
- David Gaines (born 1961), composer
- Savannah Graybill (* 1988), skeleton pilot
- Joanne Greenberg (* 1932), writer
- David Gregory (* 1970), television journalist
- Henepola Gunaratana (* 1927), Buddhist monk
- Alison Lundergan Grimes (* 1978), politician
- Kim Guadagno (* 1959), politician
- Gale Harold (born 1969), actor
- Melissa Hathaway (* 1968), government official
- Mo Hayder (* 1962), crime novelist
- Tom Hegermann (* 1960), radio presenter
- Lawrence Hogan (1928-2017), politician
- Tim Huelskamp (* 1968), politician
- Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (* 1945), politician
- Alexandra Karle (* 1967), TV presenter
- Petra Kelly (1947–1992), politician
- Timm Kern (* 1972), politician
- Abdul Ilah al-Chatib (* 1953), politician
- Cyril E. King (1921–1978), politician
- John Albert Knebel (* 1936), politician
- Max Kohnstamm (1914–2010), historian and diplomat
- Juliane Kokott (* 1957), lawyer
- Michael J. Kopetski (* 1949), politician
- Alex Koroknay-Palicz (* 1981), activist
- Ferdinand Kramer (* 1960), historian
- Joan Langdon (* 1951), mathematician and university professor
- Rick Lazio (* 1958), politician
- Friedrich Lenz (1885–1968), political economist
- Wendy Lower (* 1965), historian
- Nizar Madani (* 1941), politician
- Elham Manea (* 1966), political scientist and author
- Donald Manzullo (* 1944), politician
- Betsy Markey (* 1956), politician
- Jim McGovern (born 1959), politician
- Clint Miller (* 1939), politician and musician
- May Miller (1899–1995), writer
- Keith Claudius Mitchell (* 1946), politician
- Angelika Mlinar (* 1970), politician
- Valentine Moghadam (* 1952), sociologist and feminist
- Nick Monu (* 1965), playwright, actor and director
- Connie Morella (* 1931), politician
- Dambisa Moyo (* 1969), economist
- John P. O'Neill (1952-2001), anti-terrorism expert
- Max Otte (* 1964), economist
- Longin Pastusiak (* 1935), politician
- Joachim Prinz (* 1971), economist
- Steven Rales (born 1951), entrepreneur
- Lorin S. Robert (* 1956), politician
- Benjamin Salisbury (* 1980), actor and voice actor
- Loretta Sanchez (* 1960), politician
- Bruce Schneier (* 1963), expert in cryptography and computer security
- Willard Scott (* 1934), actor, author and professional clown
- Parvez Sharma , journalist and film director
- Charles Sheffield (1935–2002), mathematician, physicist and science fiction author
- Bill Shuster (* 1961), politician
- Bud Shuster (born 1932), politician
- Cara Silverman (1959-2014), film editor
- Kantathi Suphamongkhon (* 1952), politician
- Robin Tallon (born 1946), politician
- A. Devitt Vanech (1906-1967), lawyer
- Ed Whitfield (born 1943), politician
- Chancellor Williams (1898 / 1905–1992), historian, sociologist and writer
- Drew Wrigley (born 1965), politician
- Oumarou Garba Youssoufou (1940–2007), diplomat and politician
- Holger Zürch (* 1967), author
Web links
Commons : American University, Washington - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.american.edu/president/index.cfm
- ↑ https://www.american.edu/about/academic-profile.cfm
- ↑ https://www.american.edu/finance/budget/upload/budget-report-fy2018-and-fy2019.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx ?
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Fast Facts. In: www.american.edu. American University, January 2015, accessed January 1, 2016 .
| Research universities |
American (AU) • Catholic (CUA) • George Washington • Georgetown • Howard |
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| Other universities |
Gallaudet • Strayer • Trinity • UDC • Corcoran • Dominican House • Graduate School USA • Institute of World Politics • SAIS • National Defense • National Intelligence • Washington Theological Union • Wesley Theological Seminary |
Coordinates: 38 ° 56 '13.4 " N , 77 ° 5' 12.9" W.