American University in Cairo Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at American University in Cairo is 11:1, and the school has 52.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at American University in Cairo include: Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Business Administration and Management, General; Economics, General; Political Science and Government, General; and Mechanical Engineering.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts English (including composition) Humanities Philosophy Computer literacy Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 21% Business Administration and Management, General 20% Economics, General 9% Political Science and Government, General 9% Mechanical Engineering 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Diploma, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	N/A
4-year graduation rate	30

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data