DEREE--The American College of Greece

Quick Stats

6 Gravias Street, GR-153 42 Aghia Paraskevi
Athens,

Phone: (210) 600-9800

2011-2012 Tuition

$13,456: tuition and fees

Students

2,790: enrolled

50%: male /

50%: female

Admissions

rolling admission

More Information

_

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

U.S. News rank	Category Name
Unranked

More About U.S. News Rankings

Summary

DEREE--The American College of Greece is a private institution that was founded in 1875. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,790, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 64 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its tuition and fees are $13,456 (2011-12).

School mission and unique qualities (as provided by the school):

DEREE - The American College of Greece is an independent, non-profit, co-educational college of liberal arts and business, in the American tradition of higher education. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the oldest and most prestigious accrediting body in the United States.
Founded in 1875, The American College of Greece is the oldest and largest American college in Europe.
Courses at DEREE are taught in a small class setting by internationally-educated, prestigious faculty.
DEREE offers 21 undergraduate majors,28 programs of study, and 32 minors through its School of Fine & Performing Arts, the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the School of Business. Specifically, it offers undergraduate majors programs in:
Music and Music Performance
Theatre Arts
Visual Arts
Art History
Communication
Economics
English and American Literature
English Literature with Linguistics
Environmental Studies
History
Information Technology (Background Document, Program Specifications)
Liberal Studies
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Accounting with Finance
Business Studies
Computer Information Systems
Entrepreneurship Management
Finance with Accounting
International Business and European Affairs (IBEA)
International Tourism and Hospitality Management (ITHM)
Management
Marketing Management
Marketing Communications
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Operations Management
Shipping Management
Business Studies
Liberal Studies

The DEREE Graduate School provides programs in:
MS in Applied Psychology, MA in Communication, MS in Leadership
It also offers a large selection of graduate Diplomas / Certificate and professional qualifications programs.
The ALBA Business School at The American College of Greece offers the following masters degree programs:
The ALBA MBA, Executive MBA, MBA in Banking, MBA in Shipping, MSc in Finance, MSc in Marketing, MSc in Strategic HRM, MSc in Business for Lawyers, MSc in International Business and Management, MSc in International Shipping and Finance.
DEREE has more than 3,000 students from 54 countries and 33,000 alumni internationally. It operates on its own beautiful 64-acre campus just 10 kilometers from the center of Athens. It has a second campus in the center of the city, which houses the ALBA Graduate Business School. The College's facilities are among the most modern in Europe, and in 2004 they were used by the United States Olympic Committee as the high-performance training center for US athletes competing in the Athens Olympic Games.

General Information

School type	private, coed college
Year founded	1875
Religious affiliation	N/A
Academic calendar	semester
Setting	suburban
2011 Endowment	N/A

Applying

When applying to DEREE--The American College of Greece, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling.

For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.

Selectivity	N/A
Fall 2011 acceptance rate	N/A
Application deadline	rolling
SAT/ACT scores must be received by	N/A

More About Applying

Academic Life

DEREE--The American College of Greece has 65.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at DEREE--The American College of Greece include: Marketing; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other; and Business Administration and Management, General.

Class sizes

Student-faculty ratio

N/A

4-year graduation rate

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Marketing	18%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	17%
Business Administration and Management, General	15%

More About Academic Life

Student Life

DEREE--The American College of Greece has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,790, with a gender distribution of 49.6 percent male students and 50.4 percent female students.

Total enrollment	2,970
Student gender distribution

Undergraduate men who are members of a fraternity	N/A
Undergraduate women who are members of a sorority	N/A
Collegiate athletic association	N/A

More About Student Life

Campus Info & Services

DEREE--The American College of Greece offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, and health service. DEREE--The American College of Greece also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols and lighted pathways/sidewalks. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at DEREE--The American College of Greece.

Students who have cars on campus	N/A
Health insurance offered	No
Students required to own/lease a computer	No

More About Campus Info & Services

Paying for School

At DEREE--The American College of Greece, 12.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $1,411.

Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.