Quality
APUS has earned a reputation for academic quality. The first 100% online institution to be recognized by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) for best practices in online education, APUS has received an unprecedented four Effective Practice awards from OLC. In 2015, APUS ranked in the top 10% nationally among 292 schools offering online undergraduate programs in U.S. News & World Report’s annual qualitative ranking. Academic rigor is our top priority. The APUS curriculum encompasses 97 online degree programs including highly specialized degrees in fields such as fire science, space studies, intelligence studies, logistics management, and emergency and disaster management. In 2014, our faculty of scholar-practitioners, leaders in their respective fields, published more than 500 books and papers; earned over 500 awards for their professional practice, research and community service; and presented at more than 1,700 conferences, workshops and panels. We strive for excellence. Over the past two years, 22 APUS students and alumni have been named Presidential Management Fellowship finalists, and since 2008, four of our APUS staff members have received the prestigious Wagner Award for Distance Education.