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Fall 2019 Top Ten Nationalities of All AUS Students

Total number of student nationalities in Fall 2019: 89*
Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students as well as Abroad Not-Exchange (outgoing) Students

Fall 2019 Student Enrollment

*Total Fall 2019 Enrollment: 5,125
*College of Arts and Sciences includes 2 post-undergraduate transient students
*Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students as well as Abroad Not-Exchange (outgoing) Students
* Numbers Exclude 3 Undergraduate Students Enrolled with No college

 Enrollment 
  Headcount
Undergraduate*           4,578
Graduate             414
PhD              19
Total            5,011
Achievement Academy             114
Total Fall AUS Enrollment           5,125

*Fall 2019 UG headcount includes 2 post-undergraduate transient students

Entry Scores for New UG Students 
Average high school GPA of Fall 2019 first-year class 93.7%
Average TOEFL score 578
Average IELTS Score 7.1

 

Gender of All Students
Female 52.8%
Male 47.2%

*Student Headcount excludes all Incoming IXO students as well as Abroad Not-Exchange (outgoing) Students

 

Fall 2019 Undergraduate Class Section Sizes
Class size 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
Number of sections Fall 2019 51 279 373 221 26  -   12 962

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

Campus Life

  Fall 2019
  %
Percentage of Female Students Living on Campus   28.5%
Percentage of Male Students Living on Campus  25.2%
Percentage of Students Living on Campus  26.9%

 

Campus Life
26 sports teams:15 for men and 11 for women
300 active student volunteers in community service 
80 active student clubs and organizations: 31 cultural and 49 non-cultural clubs
223 students currently work on campus.

 

About Our Faculty
There are 358 full-time undergraduate/graduate faculty and 10 AABP teaching staff.  
Approximately 92% of full-time faculty hold a terminal degree.             
Approximately 82.4% of full-time faculty hold a doctoral degree.
Approximately 46.1% of full-time faculty are US or Canadian citizens.     
93.7% of undergraduate/graduate teaching faculty in Fall 2019 are full-time.
49 nationalities are represented among the faculty.


*Faculty headcount includes Department Heads and Associate Deans

About Our Alumni

Total number of AUS alumni nationalities:115

Alumni Information
Percentage of all alumni living in the UAE 79.4%
Percentage of all alumni living in Dubai 34.7%
Percentage of all alumni living in Sharjah 24.0%
Percentage of AUS alumni living in Abu Dhabi 15.1%

As of Fall 2019 AUS has awarded 13,892 bachelor degrees and 1,745 master's degrees.

AUS Undergraduate Attrition and Graduation Rates-Percentages (Cohorts Fall 2009 - Fall 2019)*

AUS Undergraduate Attrition and Graduation Rates-Percentages (Cohorts Fall 2009-Fall 2019)*
Semester Cohort* Graduated in 4 years (%) Graduated in 6 years (%) Graduated Overall (%)** Attrition (%)***
Fall 2009 749 41% 75% 77% 23%
Fall 2010 978 34% 68% 70% 30%
Fall 2011 1019 34% 73% 74% 26%
Fall 2012 1098 30% 69% 70% 29%
Fall 2013 1368 29% 65% 65% 34%
Fall 2014 1246 30% N/A 62% 29%
Fall 2015 1171 34% N/A 34% 29%
Fall 2016 1014 N/A N/A N/A 28%
Fall 2017 1000 N/A N/A N/A 25%
Fall 2018 911 N/A N/A N/A 16%
Fall 2019 1062 N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Cohort includes New as well as Matriculated Students** Graduated Overall Numbers are as of AY 2018-2019 (up to and including Summer 2019)
*** Attrition is defined as students who did not graduate and were not enrolled at AUS at the time of generating this report (Fall 2019 Census Date)

AUS Undergraduate Freshman to Sophomore Retention Rates (Cohorts Fall 2009-Fall 2019)*

Semester Cohort* Retained next Fall % Retained Next Fall (Freshman to Sophomore Retention)
Fall 2010 978 829 85%
Fall 2011 1019 889 87%
Fall 2012 1098 958 87%
Fall 2013 1368 1142 83%
Fall 2014 1246 1067 86%
Fall 2015 1171 997 85%
Fall 2016 1014 842 83%
Fall 2017 1000 812 81%
Fall 2018 911 767 84%
Fall 2019 1062 N/A N/A

*Cohort includes New as well as Matriculated Students

Total AUS Graduate Student Level (GR) Attrition and Graduation Rates-Percentages (Cohorts Fall 2012-Fall 2019)*

Semester Cohort Graduated in 2 years (%) Graduated in 3 years (%) Graduated Overall (%) Attrition (%)**
Fall 2012 110 21.8% 50.0% 74.5% 24.5%
Fall 2013 126 11.1% 45.2% 73.0% 27.0%
Fall 2014 108 25.0% 58.3% 73.1% 25.9%
Fall 2015 109 31.2% 58.7% 71.6% 22.9%

* Numbers as of Fall 2019 Census Date
**Attrition is defined as students who did not graduate and were not enrolled at AUS at the time of generating this report (Fall 2019 Census Date)

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