Fast Facts

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%

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)