APUS Student Community
88,557*
Active students
*Active student count does not include students in a doctoral program.
32
Average age
89%
Working adults
49%
Referred by others
Students by School
- Arts, Humanities & Education: 22.737%
- Business: 24.739%
- Health Sciences: 15.025%
- STEM: 15.432%
- Security & Global Studies: 22.067%
Transfer Students
- New undergraduates transferred credit: 84%
- Average transfer credits applied for undergraduate students: 38 credits
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- Non resident alien: 1.17%
- Hispanic or Latino: 16.38%
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 0.59%
- Asian: 2.91%
- Black or African American: 15.35%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1.01%
- White/Caucasian: 50.07%
- Multiple: 4.40%
- Unknown: 8.13%
Students by Military Affiliation
- Civilian: 14.33%
- Active duty: 63.33%
- Military status unknown: 0.02%
- National Guard: 3.48%
- Reservists: 3.40%
- Military dependent: 0.45%
- Military spouse: 3.09%
- Veteran: 11.90%
Students by Degree Level
18.19%
Associate degree
57.32%
Bachelor's degree
16.11%
Master's degree
8.38%
Certificate & other
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 18 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 10 students
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics
- Alumni all levels: 114,000+ graduates
- Alumni all levels: 131,000+ conferred degrees and certificates
- Percent of students returning for second degree: 33%
Degree & Certificate Programs Offered
- Associate degrees: 26
- Bachelor's degrees: 53
- Undergraduate certificates: 55
- Master's degrees: 42
- Graduate certificates: 53
- Doctoral degrees: 2
- Total degrees: 123
- Total certificates: 108
- Total programs: 231
Faculty and Staff Information (Current as of End of 2020)
- 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: September 30, 2021