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American University (AU) is a private, coeducational United Methodist-affiliated research university in Washington, D.C., USA. Roughly 6,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students are currently enrolled. Though there is sometimes confusion, American University is separate from most “American Universities” around the world.

About American University

• AU was founded in 1893
• American University traces its history to George Washington
• American University’s motto is Pro deo et patria (For God and Country)
• American University’s mascot is the eagle
• American University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and recognized by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church.
• Consistently ranks amongst the nation’s top universities. Recognized by the Princeton Review as the most politically active student body in the USA.