美国大学｜American University

美国大学 American University创校于公元1893年，简称AU，为一所拥有百年历史的私立四年制全球性大学，美国大学American University师资阵容坚强，教学严谨。主要有7个学院，华盛顿法律学院，文理学院，商学院，传播管理学院，国际服务学院，公共事务学院 ，教育学院。

二、地理环境

美利坚大学位于美国的华盛顿（ Washington ）。 美国首都华盛顿，全称 华盛顿哥伦比亚特区 (Washington D.C.) ，是为纪念美国开国元勋乔治?华盛顿和发现美洲新大陆的哥伦布而命名的。华盛顿在行政上由联邦政府直辖，不属于任何一个州。 温和的气候，丰沛的雨量，让城市的公园绿草如茵，周围乡村草木庄稼郁郁葱葱，扶老携幼的城市居民忙里偷闲，兴致勃勃光顾如此散步与约会的佳处 。

因校区距离白宫仅4英里，就地利之便，经常有许多政坛上的风云人物应邀到学校演讲，像前美国总统肯尼迪，就曾应邀演讲，当然，也有许多退休的政治人物，就在此执教，使得许多海外的学生慕名而来，因此，美国大学American University也就变成了国际学生的最爱。

特区冬天气候温和，夏天闷热，冬天1月气温为摄氏-2度-摄氏7度，夏天平均温度为摄氏18度到29度。

三、其它

该校有90几个社团 ，校内体育活动十分盛行。学校为学生提供有多项奖学金赞助。校内有六种宿舍可供选择，另具有不同文化特色的国际宿舍Leonard Hall。

四、英文补充

Academics

American University enrolls a little more than 1,000 freshmen each year.The average class size is 23 and the student-faculty ratio is 14:1.AU is ranked 85th among national universities by US News World Report s college and university rankings guide, and is one of the 270 universities that house a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation s oldest honor society.

AU was named the most politically active school in the nation in the Princeton Review s annual survey of college students.In 2006, the Fiske Guide to Colleges ranked AU as a Best Buy college for the quality of academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance. For two years in a row, American University has had more students chosen to receive Presidential Management Fellowships than any other college or university in the country. In spring 2006, 34 graduate and law students were chosen for the honor.

The Kogod School of Business, the first school of business in Washington, was named by the Wall Street Journal and Business Week magazine as one of the top business schools in the country. Kogod is positioning itself squarely in the upper echelons of America s finest business schools, according to the Princeton Review.The Wall Street Journal ranked the Kogod School of Business in its 2004 Top 50 MBA Programs. On September 16, 2007 the Wall Street Journal announced their 2007 graduate rankings, and the Kogod School of Business was ranked 36 out of the top 51. The School of International Service (SIS) is recognized as the largest of its kind in the U.S. Among The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) schools, AU s School of International Service has the largest number of minority students and female students and is ranked 6th among APSIA schools in numbers of international students.A review in Foreign Policy Magazine ranked the school 8th in the country for preparing future foreign policy professionals and 25th for academic careers. SIS s undergraduate programs earned a spot at number 11, and its graduate programs were ranked number 8.Because the field of international relations is not evaluated by U.S. News World Report, the College of William and Mary recently published the results of their survey, which ranked the AU international relations master s degree in the top 10 in the United States and the doctoral degree in the top 25.The School of Communication is among the top 25 in the nation, and it graduates the third largest number of communication professionals among U.S. colleges and universities.The School of Public Affairs is ranked among the top 10 programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Washington College of Law s clinical program ranks second in the nation, its international law program is ranked 6th in the nation and the school overall ranks among the top 50 U.S. law schools according to U.S. News and World Report s America s Best Colleges.

AU is especially known for promoting international understanding.This is rlected in the diverse student body who is from more than 150 countries, the university s course offerings, the faculty s research, and from the regular presence of world leaders on its campus.AU has the 12th largest number of graduates in current Peace Corps service, and ranks fourth in the number of Peace Corps volunteers as a percentage of the total undergraduate population.

AU has earned a reputation among the best schools in the nation for international relations, government and political science, as well as a hub for arts in Washington, D.C. The school has a long history of partnership with the Washington metropolitan area, beginning with its charter by the U.S. Congress in 1893. The University takes its responsibility to the community very seriously. In 2001, AU s economic impact on the District of Columbia totaled more than $600 million.WAMU, American s National Public Radio Station, is one of the top 5 NPR stations in the country. Over 80% of AU undergraduate students and 60% of graduate students complete an internship or other experiential education experience by graduation.... Fifty-seven percent of AU s undergraduate and 40% of graduate students participate in significant community service in the local community by graduation, according to their website.

AU also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) s University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN).