American University in Cairo
الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة | |
Other name | AUC |
|---|---|
| Motto | Driven by Excellence. |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1919 |
| Founder | Charles Watson |
| Endowment | $535.5 million (2019) |
| President | Ahmad S. Dallal |
| Provost | Ehab Abdel-Rahman |
Academic staff | 467 full-time and 149 part-time (45% international faculty) |
| Students | 6,980 (from 69 countries, 59% female) |
| Undergraduates | 5,755 |
| Postgraduates | 1,225 |
Other students | 31,127 (Continuing Education) |
| Location | , Egypt 30°01′10″N 31°29′59″E / 30.0194°N 31.4998°E |
| Campus | Main campus in New Cairo, and the old campus in Tahrir Square |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Federal blue |
| Mascot | The Eagle Horus |
| Website | aucegypt.edu |
The American University in Cairo (AUC; Arabic: الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, romanized: al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the United States and Egypt's National Authority for Quality Assurance and Assessment of Education.