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Facilities

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Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 71
Campus Size 84 acres
Student Centers Mary Graydon Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • American University Library
  • Pence Law Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Mary Graydon Center
  • The quad
  • Woods-Brown Amphitheater
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • Davenport Lounge in the School of International Service
  • Megabytes Café underneath the Tunnel
  • Pura Vida Fair Trade Coffee in Mary Graydon Center
Movie Theater on Campus None

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Most students would agree that the facilities are good enough, with Internet access and a decent choice when it comes to food. Some dorms are considerably nicer than others, but most would say that all dorms are adequate. The Jacobs Fitness Center is a popular spot and offers two floors of cardio machines and weight equipment, a swimming pool, and numerous basketball courts.

Facilities at AU may not be thrilling, but they are always clean and modernized. 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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Facilities at American University

porlapaz

International Studies '15

1.9
C-

Yuck

The only nice buildings are SIS and Kogod. Everything else is deteriorating. Also the dorms are awful, but definitely better than a lot of places.

Apr 26, 2012

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jlok93

Business Administration and Management '15

3.8
B+

Beautiful

I love going on walks whenever I get too stressed out. The campus is great, filled with trees, gardens, buildings are beautiful. Some buildings are very old but they are making several renovations to the buildings and dorms.

Jan 31, 2012

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Torimcq

Mass Communications and Media '15

N/A

Athletic Centers

Athletics are not really a big thing at American University, and it is very evident.

Oct 26, 2011

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User rating for American University - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 29 user reviews.

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"Green" Initiatives

AU is a registered arboretum, meaning the campus is a botanical garden dedicated to specimen trees. The campus also has five green roofs, including one on the Media Production Center. There is also a farmers' market, green modes of transportation (bikes, electric buggies), and plenty of other sustainability amenities.

Favorite Things To Do

Political speakers are popular on campus, and various clubs host impressive guests almost weekly. Recent speakers have included 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 hang out on the quad for cookouts or Frisbee games, work out in the Bender Fitness Center, watch AU’s Division I basketball team, and play intramural sports on the fields.

Students can see shows and recitals at the Katzen Arts Center and the Greenberg Theatre, or watch movies, TV shows, 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.

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Major
Law & Society

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