APUS Student Community
Students by School
- Arts, Humanities & Education: 22.37%
- Business: 26.13%
- Health Sciences: 15.08%
- STEM: 15.55%
- Security & Global Studies: 20.87%
Transfer Students
- New undergraduates transferred credit: 84%
- Average transfer credits applied for undergraduate students: 37 credits
Students by Race/Ethnicity
- Non resident alien: 1.22%
- Hispanic or Latino: 17.47%
- American Indian or Alaskan native: 0.56%
- Asian: 3.06%
- Black or African American: 15.84%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 1.04%
- White/Caucasian: 48.08%
- Multiple: 4.47%
- Unknown: 8.27%
Students by Military Affiliation
- Civilian: 12.68%
- Active duty: 64.93%
- Military status unknown: 0.01%
- National Guard: 3.84%
- Reservists: 3.72%
- Military dependent: 0.49%
- Military spouse: 3.01%
- Veteran: 11.31%
Tuition Per Credit Hour
University Specialized Accreditation
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ACBSP® is a registered trademark of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
The bachelor’s degree in health information management at American Public University System is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). CAHIIM® is a registered trademark of the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education.
The baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing at American Public University System are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org).
CEPH® is a registered trademark of the Council on Education for Public Health.
IFSAC® is a registered trademark of The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges.
Students by Degree Level
APUS Conferral and Alumni Metrics (All Levels)
Average Class Size
- Undergraduate: 18 students
- Master’s and Graduate Certificate: 10 students
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: 32
- Total programs: 268
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)
Data current as of: September 30, 2022