APUS Student Community
91,474*
Active students
*Active student count does not include students in a doctoral program.
32
Average age
89%
Working adults
50%
Referred by others
Students by School
- Arts, Humanities & Education: 23.15%
- Business: 24.31%
- Health Sciences: 14.78%
- STEM: 15.16%
- Security & Global Studies: 22.60%
Transfer Students
- New undergraduates transferred credit: 82%
- Average transfer credits applied for undergraduate students: 37 credits
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- Non resident alien: 1.11%
- Hispanic or Latino: 15.79%
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 0.58%
- Asian: 2.78%
- Black or African American: 15.38%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1.04%
- White/Caucasian: 51.02%
- Multiple: 4.37%
- Unknown: 7.94%
Students by Military Affiliation
- Civilian: 15.05%
- Active duty: 62.29%
- Military status unknown: 0.02%
- National Guard: 3.46%
- Reservists: 3.30%
- Military dependent: 0.44%
- Military spouse: 3.00%
- Veteran: 12.44%
Students by Degree Level
18.01%
Associate degree
57.42%
Bachelor's degree
15.90%
Master's degree
8.67%
Certificate & other
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 19 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 11 students
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics
- Alumni all levels: 108,800+ graduates
- Alumni all levels: 123,700+ conferred degrees and certificates
- Percent of students returning for second degree: 29%
Degree & Certificate Programs Offered
- Associate degrees: 26
- Bachelor's degrees: 52
- Undergraduate certificates: 55
- Master's degrees: 42
- Graduate certificates: 53
- Doctoral degrees: 2
- Total degrees: 122
- Total certificates: 108
- Total programs: 230
Faculty and Staff Information
- Faculty: 1,792
- Full-time faculty: 350
- Part-time faculty: 1,442
- Faculty members reside in local area: 255
- Staff members reside in local area: 509
- Full-time faculty with terminal degree in their field: 63%
- Average tenure: 7.6 years
- Faculty awards/distinctions: 38
- Faculty patents awarded: 1
- Faculty publications: 245
- Faculty research grants: $71,048 in-progress or completed APUS research grants (13 unique awards to 18 faculty members); $1,733,200 in-progress or completed external grants (17 unique awards to 17 faculty members)
Tuition Per Credit Hour
University Specialized Accreditation
Data current as of: March 31, 2021