Fast Facts

About American University of Sharjah

American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE and Ruler of Sharjah, who envisioned the university as a leading educational institution in the Gulf region. American University of Sharjah is an independent, not-for-profit coeducational institution. Consciously based upon American institutions of higher education, AUS is thoroughly grounded in Arab culture and is part of a larger process of the revitalization of intellectual life in the Middle East. AUS is a leading comprehensive coeducational university in the Gulf, serving students from the region and around the world.

Fall 2013 Top Ten Nationalities of all AUS Students.

Fall 2013 Student Enrollment

Total Fall 2013 enrollment: 6,048

Fall 2013 Enrollment	Head Count
Undergraduate*	5301
Graduate	469
Total	5770
Achievement Academy	278
Total Fall AUS Enrollment	6048

*Fall 2013 UG headcount includes 3 post undergraduate transient students

Fall 2013 Undergraduate Student Information

Average high school GPA	91.40%
Average TOEFL score	578
Average IELTS score*	6.62
*Starting Fall 2013, IELTS scores are also considered for admission
Gender of all students
Female	46.90%
Male	53.10%

Undergraduate Class Size
Class Size	1-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
Number of Sections	62	257	394	237	41	21	6	1018
Average class size = 25.4 Most common section size = 21 Median section size = 23

Campus Life

Percentage of Female Students Living on Campus	38.60%
Percentage of Male Students Living on Campus	37.30%
Percentage of Students Living on Campus	37.90%

• AUS has 22 sports teams: 14 for males and 8 for females
• 430 students participated in community service
• AUS has 73 student clubs & organizations: 33 cultural clubs and 40 non-cultural clubs
• 550 students currently work on campus
• 380 students are active in the Student Multicultural Learning Program

About Our Faculty

• There are 352 full-time undergraduate/graduate faculty and 17 AABP faculty     
• Approximately 80.7% of full-time faculty hold a terminal degree
• Approximately 48.90% of full-time faculty are US or Canadian citizens
• 87.3% of undergraduate/graduate teaching faculty in Fall 2013 are full-time
• 47 nationalities are represented among the faculty

About Our Alumni

Total number of alumni nationalities: 85

As of Fall 2013 AUS has awarded 7,998 bachelor degrees and 881 master's degrees.

Below is the most recent information about where AUS Alumni are living. 

Percentage of all alumni who live in the UAE	60.50%
Percentage of all alumni who live in Dubai	25.10%
Percentage of all alumni who live in Sharjah	19.10%
Percentage of all alumni who live in Abu Dhabi	12.30%