APUS Student Community
88,408*
Active students
*Active student count does not include students in a doctoral program.
32
Average age
89%
Working adults
46%
Referred by others
Students by School
- Arts, Humanities & Education: 22.83%
- Business: 24.41%
- Health Sciences: 14.96%
- STEM: 15.39%
- Security & Global Studies: 21.40%
Transfer Students
- New undergraduates transferred credit: 82%
- Average transfer credits applied for undergraduate students: 37 credits
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- Non resident alien: 1.25%
- Hispanic or Latino: 16.84%
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 0.58%
- Asian: 2.97%
- Black or African American: 15.54%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1.02%
- White/Caucasian: 49.02%
- Multiple: 4.41%
- Unknown: 8.37%
Students by Military Affiliation
- Civilian: 13.76%
- Active duty: 63.77%
- Military status unknown: 0.01%
- National Guard: 3.66%
- Reservists: 3.57%
- Military dependent: 0.46%
- Military spouse: 3.09%
- Veteran: 11.71%
Students by Degree Level
18.44%
Associate degree
57.15%
Bachelor's degree
16.19%
Master's degree
8.23%
Certificate & other
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 20 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 11 students
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics
- Alumni all levels: 116,000+ graduates
- Alumni all levels: 137,000+ conferred degrees and certificates
- Percent of students returning for second degree: 27%
Degree & Certificate Programs Offered
- Associate degrees: 25
- Bachelor's degrees: 55
- Undergraduate certificates: 55
- Master's degrees: 43
- Graduate certificates: 56
- Doctoral degrees: 2
- Total degrees: 125
- Total certificates: 111
- Total NanoCerts: 27
- Total programs: 263
Faculty and Staff Information (Current as of End of 2021)
- Faculty: 1,776
- Full-time faculty: 335
- Part-time faculty: 1,441
- Faculty members reside in local area: 253
- Staff members reside in local area: 456
- Full-time faculty with terminal degree in their field: 65%
- Average tenure: 8.32 years
- Faculty awards/distinctions: 48
- Faculty patents awarded: 0
- Faculty publications: 268
- Faculty research grants: $96,612 in-progress or completed APUS research grants (18 unique awards to 26 faculty members); $1,405,400 in-progress or completed external grants (17 unique awards to 12 faculty members)
Tuition Per Credit Hour
University Specialized Accreditation
Data current as of: March 31, 2022