APUS Student Community
90,393*
Active students
*Active student count does not include students in a doctoral program.
32
Average age
88%
Working adults
51%
Referred by others
Students by School
- Arts & Humanities: 21.88%
- Business: 24.06%
- Education: 2.06%
- Health Sciences: 14.66%
- STEM: 15.25%
- Security & Global Studies: 22.09%
Transfer Students
- New undergraduates transferred credit: 82%
- Average transfer credits applied for undergraduate students: 37 credits
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- Non resident alien: 1.05%
- Hispanic or Latino: 15.48%
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 0.59%
- Asian: 2.69%
- Black or African American: 15.49%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1.01%
- White/Caucasian: 51.53%
- Multiple: 4.38%
- Unknown: 7.80%
Students by Military Affiliation
- Civilian: 15.86%
- Active duty: 61.28%
- Military status unknown: 0.02%
- National Guard: 3.45%
- Reservists: 3.31%
- Military dependent: 0.45%
- Military spouse: 2.97%
- Veteran: 12.67%
Students by Degree Level
17.69%
Associate degree
57.98%
Bachelor's degree
15.52%
Master's degree
8.81%
Certificate & other
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 19 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 10 students
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics
- Alumni all levels: 107,000+ graduates
- Alumni all levels: 121,500+ conferred degrees and certificates
- Percent of students returning for second degree: 34%
Degree & Certificate Programs Offered
- Associate degrees: 26
- Bachelor's degrees: 52
- Undergraduate certificates: 55
- Total undergraduates: 133
- Master's degrees: 42
- Graduate certificates: 53
- Total master's degrees/graduate certificates: 95
- Doctoral degrees: 2
- Degrees & certificates – both undergraduate and graduate programs: 230
Faculty and Staff Information
- Faculty: 1,780
- Full-time faculty: 344
- Part-time faculty: 1,436
- Faculty members reside in local area: 254
- Staff members reside in local area: 491
- Full-time faculty with terminal degree in their field: 67%
- Average tenure: 7.3 years
- Faculty awards/distinctions: 53
- Faculty patents awarded: 0
- Faculty publications: 292
- Faculty research grants: 0 Internal APUS Research Grants (no dollar amount given); 1 External Grant completed in 2019 /28 in progress ($18,000)
Tuition Per Credit Hour
University Specialized Accreditation
Data current as of: December 31, 2020