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Fall  2018 Top Ten Nationalities of all AUS Students

*Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students

Total number of student nationalities in Fall 2018: 94

Fall 2018 Student Enrollment

*Total Fall 2018 Enrollment: 5,230
*College of Arts and Sciences includes 1 post undergraduate transient students
*Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students

 Enrollment 
  Headcount
Undergraduate*  4,695
Graduate  405
PhD 12
Total  5,112
Achievement Academy  118
Total Fall AUS Enrollment  5,230

*Fall 2018 UG headcount includes 1 post-undergraduate transient students

Entry scores for New UG Students 
Average high school GPA of Fall 2018 freshman class 93.0%
Average TOEFL score 583
Average IELTS Score 7.00

 

Gender of all students
Female 52.1%
Male 47.9%

*Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students

 

 

Fall 2018 Undergraduate Class Section Sizes
Class size 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
Number of Sections Fall 2018 39 314 381 217 23 4 15 993

*AUS uses the common data set definitions when calculating class sizes

  Fall 2018
Average class size 24.3
Median class size 22
Most common class size 17

*AUS uses the common data set definitions when calculating class sizes

Campus Life

  Fall 2018
  %
Percentage of Female Students Living on Campus   30.9%
Percentage of Male Students Living on Campus  26.7%
Percentage of Students Living on Campus  28.9%

 

Campus Life
26 sports teams-15 Male and 11 Female teams.
300 active student volunteers in community service. 
AUS has 81 active student clubs & organizations - 29 cultural & 52 non-cultural clubs.
346 students currently work on campus.
230 students are active in the Student Multicultural Learning Program.

About Our Faculty

There are 360 full-time undergraduate/graduate faculty and 10 AABP Teaching Staff     

Approximately 92% of full-time faculty hold a terminal degree.             

Approximately 82.8% of full-time faculty hold a PhD degree.

Approximately 46.4% of full-time faculty are US or Canadian citizens.     

92.5% of undergraduate/graduate teaching faculty in Fall 2018 are full-time

48 nationalities are represented among the faculty  

*Faculty headcount includes Department Heads and Associate Deans

About Our Alumni

Alumni Information  
Percentage of all alumni living in the UAE 80.0%
Percentage of all alumni living in Dubai 32.1%
Percentage of all alumni living in Sharjah 25.0%
Percentage of AUS alumni living in Abu Dhabi 15.4%
As of Fall 2018 AUS has awarded 12,838 bachelor degrees and 1,609 master's degrees.
Total number of AUS alumni nationalities: 105

AUS Undergraduate Attrition and Graduation Rates - Percentages (Cohorts Fall 2009 - Fall 2018)


*Cohort includes New as well as Matriculated Students
** Numbers as of Fall 2018 Census Date

AUS Undergraduate Freshman to Sophomore Retention Rates (Cohorts Fall 2009 - Fall 2018)


*Cohort includes New as well as Matriculated Students

AUS Graduate Attrition and Graduation Rates - Percentages (Cohorts Fall 2009 - Fall 2018)


* Numbers as of Fall 2018 Census Date

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