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Undergraduate Colleges / American University

Degrees Offered

Certificate

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree

First-Professional Degree

Graduation Rates


	Bachelor's Degree in 4 years	71.4%



	Bachelor's Degree in 5 years	4.7%



	Bachelor's Degree in 6 years	1.1%



	Transfer or Drop Out	22.8%

Ten Most Popular Majors

% of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded In:

1. International Relations and Affairs

22.7%

2. Business Administration and Management, General

14.7%

3. Political Science and Government, General

9.9%

4. Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

5.7%

5. Economics, General

4.4%

6. Psychology, General

3.9%

7. Journalism

3.8%

8. Social Sciences, General

3.2%

9. History, General

3.2%

10. Cinematography and Film/Video Production

3.2%

Learning Programs

Accelerated Programs

Cooperative/Work-Study

Distance Learning

Dual Enrollment

ROTC

Study Abroad

Weekend College

Teaching Certification

Majors Offered


	Accounting Acoustics American/United States Studies/Civilization American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD) Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Anthropology Applied Economics Applied Mathematics Art History, Criticism and Conservation Arts Management Biochemistry Biology/Biological Sciences, General Business Administration and Management, General Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Chemistry, General Cinematography and Film/Video Production Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Computer Science Creative Writing Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Dance, General Dance, Other Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Economics, General Economics, Other Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Educational Leadership and Administration, General Elementary Education and Teaching English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Environmental Science Environmental Studies Ethics Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other European Studies/Civilization Experimental Psychology Film/Cinema Studies Finance, General Fine/Studio Arts, General French Language and Literature French Studies German Language and Literature German Studies Graphic Design Health and Physical Education, General History, General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Intermedia/Multimedia International and Comparative Education International Business/Trade/Commerce International Economics International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD) International Relations and Affairs Journalism Language Interpretation and Translation Latin American Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Management Information Systems, General Marketing/Marketing Management, General Mathematics, General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music History, Literature, and Theory Music, General Near and Middle Eastern Studies Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Personality Psychology Philosophy Physics, General Political Science and Government, General Political Science and Government, Other Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Psychology, General Public Administration Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Public Policy Analysis Real Estate Russian Language and Literature Russian Studies Secondary Education and Teaching Social Sciences, General Social Sciences, Other Sociology Spanish Language and Literature Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Statistics, General Statistics, Other Taxation Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Toxicology Women's Studies

Interesting Fact

Quarterback Steve Young's great, great, great-grandfather was Brigham Young, who founded BYU.

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