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Facilities:

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Quick Stats

Popular Places to Chill

  • Amphitheatre
  • Mary Graydon Center
  • The Quad

Student Centers

  • Mary Graydon Center

Campus Size

  • 84 acres

Libraries

  • American University Library
  • AU Media Services
  • AU Music Library
  • AU Washington College of
  • Law Library
  • Seminary Library
  • Wesley Theological

Athletic Centers

  • Bender Arena

College Prowler Take

AU has taken great pains in the past to update and modernize its facilities, but students remain underwhelmed due to the facilities’ small sizes. However, most agree that they are good enough, with Internet access and a decent choice in food. Students generally approve of the dorms, and the fitness center is a popular spot and usually crowded with the health-conscious population.

Facilities at AU may not be thrilling, but they are always clean and up-to-date. Students are far more active outside the confines of campus and in the city around them, which contributes to AU’s less animated campus life compared to other universities.
 

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Students Speak Out

Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:

AURP says:

American University 2016

Education

Facilities are good, but the...

Facilities are good, but the library fines, gym classes, and cups of coffee are quite pricey.

Facilities: March 13, 2009
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AUCN says:

American University 2016

Law and Legal Studies

They're all nice, if a bit small....

They're all nice, if a bit small. They look nice, are kept clean, serve their purpose, but just like everything else on this campus, they just need to be bigger.

Facilities: March 12, 2009
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AUKH says:

American University 2013

Social Sciences

The facilities are decent. The gym...

The facilities are decent. The gym is frequently overcrowded but is still manageable. The campus itself is very attractive and contains a lot of flowers and trees.

Facilities: March 12, 2009
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AUAK says:

American University 2016

Social Sciences

The library is filled with...

The library is filled with outdated books, although that doesn't mean that it doesn't have all of the newest books in stock. The athletic facilities are very nice, and there are lots of places to just chill.

Facilities: February 21, 2009
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AUCM says:

American University 2015

Other

The gym is nicely maintained, and...

The gym is nicely maintained, and I personally enjoy using the pool. The grounds crews outside do an incredible job with the landscaping. They don't go for the cheap tricks of bright flowers, but instead they plant nice shady trees and a nice garden on the north side of campus. The library, however, is regrettably small. But Clement Ho, one of the research librarians, is a rock star!

Facilities: February 20, 2009
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Facts

What To Do on Campus

Students can see shows and recitals at Katzen Art Center and Greenberg Theatre, or watch movies, television, and concerts in the Tavern. Bender Arena hosts sports games, including Division I basketball, while the Kennedy Political Union brings a large number of prominent speakers to campus.

Favorite Things To Do

Political speakers are popular on campus, and various clubs host impressive guests almost weekly. Recent speakers include President Barack Obama, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Bolivian President Evo Morales, and Congressman Ron Paul. When students aren’t attending the numerous political events, they can hang out on the quad for cookouts or Frisbee games, workout in Bender Fitness Center, watch AU’s Division I basketball team, and play intramural sports on the fields.

Bowling on Campus

  • None

Movie Theater on Campus

  • None

Bar on Campus

  • None

Coffeehouse on Campus

  • Megabytes Cafe underneath the Tunnel
  • Pura Vida Fair Trade Coffee in Mary Graydon Center
  • The Davenport in the School of International Service

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