American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, romanized: al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program.
الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة | |
Other name | AUC |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1919 |
| Founder | Charles Watson |
| Endowment | $535.5 million (2019) |
| President | Ahmad S. Dallal |
| Provost | Ehab Abdel-Rahman |
Academic staff | 467 Full-time and 149 part-time (45% international faculty) |
| Students | 6,980 (from 69 countries, 59% female) |
| Undergraduates | 5,755 |
| Postgraduates | 1,225 |
Other students | 31,127 (Continuing Education) |
| Location | New Cairo , Egypt 30°01′10″N 31°29′59″E |
| Campus | Main campus in New Cairo, and the old campus in Tahrir Square |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Federal blue |
| Mascot | The Eagle Horus |
| Website | aucegypt.edu |
The AUC student body represents over 50 countries. AUC's faculty members, adjunct teaching staff and visiting lecturers are internationally diverse and include academics, business professionals, diplomats, journalists, writers and others from the United States, Egypt and other countries.
AUC holds institutional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the United States and from Egypt's National Authority for Quality Assurance and Assessment of Education.