"I wanted to have the flexibility to study while continuing to do my job leading a nonprofit organization in 56 countries. By attending AMU, I have been able to discover and discuss new instances and learn new perspectives on how I can tackle human rights issues, using applied knowledge from actual perspectives."
APUS Student Community
89,566
Active students
*Active student count does not include students in a doctoral program.
31
Average age
90%
Working Adults
43%
Referred by Others
20%
Students under the age of 24
As of the 9/30/2022 active enrolled student count.
80%
New undergraduate students transferred credit
Associate/Bachelor's students starting in 2022.
Top 11% Return on Investment
American Public University System ranked in the Top 11% for return on educational investment, compared to 4,500 colleges and universities in the United States, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report.
Students by School
- Arts, Humanities & Education: 22%
- Business: 27%
- Health Sciences: 15%
- STEM: 12%
- Security & Global Studies: 24%
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 1%
- Asian: 3%
- Black or African American: 16%
- Hispanic or Latino: 18%
- Multiple: 4%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1%
- Non resident alien: 1%
- White/Caucasian: 48%
- Unknown: 8%
Students by Affiliation
- Active Duty: 65%
- Civilian: 13%
- Military Dependent/Other: 0.50%
- Military Spouse: 3%
- National Guard: 4%
- Reservists: 4%
- Veteran: 11%
Meet Our Students
Tuition Per Credit Hour
$325
Undergraduate Cost Per Credit
$425
Master's Degree & Graduate Certificate
96% of respondents to the End of Program survey say their APUS program met their expectations*
*based on over 5,000 student responses to a 2021 survey after students completed their programs.
University Specialized Accreditation
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Top 10 Best Online Schools
We are dedicated to offering high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education to our students. That's why we've been named one of the top 10 online colleges by ZDNet.
Students by Degree Level
19%
Associate degree
57%
Bachelor's degree
16%
Master's degree
8%
Certificate & other
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics
(All Levels)
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 19 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 11 students
Degree & Certificate Programs
- Associate degrees: 26
- Bachelor's degrees: 55
- Undergraduate certificates: 54
- Master's degrees: 43
- Graduate certificates: 56
- Doctoral degrees: 2
- Total degrees: 125
- Total certificates: 111
- Total NanoCerts: 37
- Total programs: 273
Faculty & Staff Information
- Faculty: 1,637
- Full-time faculty: 295
- Part-time faculty:1,342
- Faculty members reside in local area: 216
- Staff members reside in local area: 374
- Full-time faculty with terminal degree in their field: 65%
- Average tenure: 9.34 years
- Faculty awards/distinctions: 40
- Faculty publications: 181
- Faculty research grants: $283,713 in-progress or completed APUS research grants (12 unique awards to 21 faculty members); $848,867 in-progress or completed external grants (18 unique awards to 19 faculty members)
Faculty data current as of end of 2021. All other data current as of: December 31, 2022