Operating Budget, 2015 - 2016
Operating expenses $163,578,000
Income
Academic program tuition 60.8%
Endowment income and annual gifts 19.0%
Auxiliary enterprises 6.1%
Educational enterprises 7.6%
Research 4.0%
Miscellaneous 2.5%
Expenditures
Academic and academic support 48.1%
Administration and general 18.7%
Auxiliary enterprises 9.4%
Operations and plant management 12.8%
Educational enterprises 5.4%
Research 2.3%
Miscellaneous 3.3%
Endowment 2014 - 2015
Endowment value $595,380,000
The endowment figure is as reported in FY15 (pre-audit) consolidated financial statements.
Fundraising 2014 - 2015
Total number of gifts 1,061
Total number of donors 998
Total amount raised $21,181,978.32
Alumni
Active alumni 36,651
Countries of residence 125
1Primary nationality Library
Volumes in library 512,980
Serial and periodical subscriptions 82,141
Database subscriptions 137
Sports and Athletics
Number of athletic programs 31
42nd National Universities Tournament Medals, 2014 - 2015
Medals
Gold medals 11
Silver medals 20
Bronze medals 12
Physical Plant
AUC New Cairo 260 acres
AUC Tahrir Square 9 acres
Research Centers
• Access to Knowledge for Development Center
• AUC Forum
• Center for Migration and Refugee Studies
• Center for Translation Studies
• Citadel Capital Financial Services Center
• El-Khazindar Business Research and Case Center
• Economic and Business History Research Center
• Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism
• Middle East Studies Center
• Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research
• Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment
• Social Research Center
• Cynthia Nelson Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies
• John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business
• Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, 2014 - 2015 Enrollment figures in the following tables are given by headcount. Each individual is counted once, whether enrolled in one or more than one program during the fiscal year.
SCD (Career Development) 3,001
SLD (Language Department) 13,066
SPP (Program Partnership Department) 3,237
Total 19,304
School of Continuing Education, Student Attributes
Gender Nationality1
Male Female Egyptian Non-Egyptian
57% 43% 93% 7%
Educational Background
Below secondary education 7.6%
Secondary education 15.0%
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science 76.2%
Master of Arts/Master of Science 0.8%
Doctorate 0.4%
ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
The American University in Cairo AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74 New Cairo 11835 Egypt tel 20.2.2615.1000 fax 20.2.2795.7565
The American University in Cairo 420 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor New York, NY 10018-2729 United States of America tel 212.730.8800 fax 212.730.1600
www.aucegypt.edu
This profile was produced by the Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research in December 2015. For comments or suggestions, call 20.2.2615.2231 or email at [email protected]
Faculty-to-Student Ratio
Full-time teaching faculty (headcount) 376
Part-time faculty (full-time equivalent) 158
Full-time equivalent faculty 534
Faculty-to-student ratio 1:13
Professional Training
• Engineering and Science Services
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program
• Global Affairs and Public Policy Executive Education
• School of Business Executive Education
PROFILE AUC
2015 - 2016
Degree-Seeking Students Undergraduate Graduate
Graduate School of Education n/a 71
Interdisciplinary Studies n/a 34
School of Business 914 138
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy 319 350
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 776 292
School of Sciences and Engineering 2,033 331
Undeclared / Undergraduate 1,799 n/a Nondegree Students Arabic Language Institute 28 Center for Arabic Study Abroad 11 Other (study abroad and all others) 57 Most Popular Undergraduate Majors by School School of Business Business Administration 471 Economics 220 Accounting 187 School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Integrated Marketing Communication 133 Multimedia Journalism 93 Communication and Media Arts 81 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science 303 Psychology 101 Graphic Design 97 School of Sciences and Engineering Mechanical Engineering 467 Construction Engineering 400 Architectural Engineering 261
The American University in Cairo AUC Profile 2015 - 2016
MISSION The American University in Cairo (AUC) is a premier English-language institution of higher learning. The University is committed to teaching and research of the highest caliber and offers exceptional liberal arts and professional education in a cross-cultural environment. AUC builds a culture of leadership, lifelong learning, continuing education and service among its graduates and is dedicated to making significant contributions to Egypt and the international community in diverse fields. Chartered and accredited in the United States and Egypt, it is an independent, not-for-profit, equal-opportunity institution. AUC upholds the principles of academic freedom and is dedicated to excellence. INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS The American University in Cairo (AUC) was founded in 1919 by Americans devoted to education and service in the Middle East. AUC is licensed to grant degrees and is incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States. AUC is accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. On April 28, 2011, AUC became the first University in Egypt to be accredited by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education, an Egyptian government body formed in 2007 with the purpose of establishing quality standards for Egypt’s educational institutions. Many of AUC’s programs have received specialized accreditation. AUC is governed by a Board of Trustees and is administered by a chief executive officer appointed by this board. Richard A. Bartlett is chair of the AUC Board of Trustees, President Lisa Anderson served as president of AUC until December 2015 and AUC Trustee Thomas E. Thomason serves as interim president until the end of this academic year. Students in Academic Programs Degree-seeking undergraduate students 5,561 Degree-seeking graduate students 1,178 Total degree-seeking students 6,739 Nondegree students 96 Total academic students 6,835 Attributes, All Academic Students Gender Male 3,086 (45%) Female 3,749 (55%) Nationality1 Egyptian 6,453 (94%) Non-Egyptian 382 (6%) Total 6,835 International Students Total international students 382 Top countries United States 107 Saudi Arabia 29 Germany 18 Libya 18 Palestine 16 Number of countries represented 49 Degrees Awarded, 2014 – 2015 Undergraduate Graduate Graduate School of Education n/a 20 School of Business 329 68School of Global Affairs and Public Policy 115 88
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 198 67
School of Sciences and Engineering 307 66
Interdisciplinary Studies n/a 5 Total degrees awarded 949 314
Retention and Graduation Rates First-year retention rate (Fall 2014 cohort) 93%
Six-year graduation rate (Fall 2009) 79%
Undergraduate Admission Applied 3,150 Admitted 1,161 Enrolled 897 Percentage of applicants admitted (selectivity) 37% Percentage of admitted students enrolled (yield) 77% Incoming Class Profile by Secondary School Certificate IGCSE 33% American diploma 28%
Thanawiya Ammascience 13% International Baccalaureate 9% Other 6% French Baccalaureate 5% Abitur 3% Thanawiya Ammaarts 3% Most Popular Graduate Programs by School Graduate School of Education International and Comparative Education 56
Interdisciplinary Studies Sustainable Development 34 School of Business Business Administration 67 Finance 31 Economics in International Development 22 School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Public Administration 73 Journalism and Mass Communication 52 Public Policy 51 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science 46 Counseling Psychology 42
Arabic Studies 41
School of Sciences and Engineering
Biotechnology 52
Construction Engineering 48
Mechanical Engineering 36
FULL-TIME FACULTY, FALL 2015
Full-time Faculty 440
The data for total faculty includes administrators or staff members with faculty status, faculty on paid leave and those who replace them, as well as faculty in Libraries and Learning Technologies.
Faculty by Tenure Status
Tenured 140 (32%)
Tenure track 87 (20%)
Not on tenure track 213 (48%)
Faculty by Gender
Male 225 (51%)
Female 215 (49%)
Faculty by Nationality 1
American 112 (25%)
Egyptian 235 (54%)
Other 93 (21%)
Number of countries represented 26
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ENROLLMENT, FALL 2015
Enrollment figures in the following tables are given by school; individuals with double majors are counted twice once in each of their respective majors. Totals are given by headcount. AUC offers 36 undergraduate majors, as well as 44 masters and two PhD programs.
INCOMING CLASS, FALL 2015