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Welcome to The American University of Paris! You are about to join one of the most exciting and demographically diverse university communities on the planet. Before arrival, we wanted to share this digital acceptance pack with you. Here, you can dive into our campus, get to know our global community and learn more about the University that you will join this fall.

Dear AUP Student,

You were admitted to AUP because of your strong application, your academic record, and something we discovered in your application that suggested you were eager to cross borders, learn languages, and study in what is one of the most culturally diverse universities on the planet. You have shown us that something extra, that je ne sais quoi, that we think makes AUP the right university for you – and you the right student for us.

We call our ideal AUP student a global explorer and you are one of them. The mixture of faiths, creeds, nationalities, languages and ethnicities that characterizes our students and faculty makes our teaching pedagogically distinctive – students learn as much from each other as from the mentors who guide their learning. Our diverse population, with over 100 different countries represented, influences everything on our campus. It has provided the raison d’être for AUP’s highly focused, comparative, cross-cultural curriculum.

An AUP education will help teach you to transfer your skills from one domain to another as you move forward in your career. It will also encourage you to seek creative solutions to the very real and pressing issues of our day. You’ll find that academic rigor and high expectations are built into our courses, of which most are small, discussion-based, and built on the exchanges and debates engaged in by students and faculty. When you finally cross the stage at graduation, you’ll be a changed person – a cultural translator, moving deftly across national borders, languages, and cities and with the ease of someone who feels at home in our ever-globalizing world.

Every morning, as I walk to AUP, I cross the Alma Bridge, down just one bridge from the Eiffel Tower. In whatever weather, but especially that of early spring, the stretch of the Seine, invigorates and inspires me as it has for my twenty-eight years in Paris. The sheer beauty of this city in which we work and live – a center of art, culture, history, business, communication, and much more – never ceases to amaze me. A similar opportunity and adventure awaits you as a student of this unique university and a resident of this exceptional city.

With best wishes,

Celeste M. Schenck
President, The American University of Paris

Our global Liberal Arts education enables you to perform a rigorous self-study. Take advantage of courses outside your major and find exciting ways to connect your interests for academic purposes. Master new skills, discover new passions and unearth your unknown talents. 

Your new friends and professors come from around the world – each with their own language, culture and perspective. In small classes, you will exchange ideas and learn from each other while discovering how to negotiate cultural differences. Connect with the larger AUP global community and build your own multinational network!

Our University is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, right in the heart of the city in a typically Parisian neighborhood rich with bakeries, coffee shops and restaurants all within walking distance to the Eiffel Tower, the Champs- Élysées, The American Church of Paris, the Musée d’Orsay, Musée Rodin and the Louvre. Our neighborhood is part of our University where you practice your language and communications skills every day while experiencing learning outside the classroom.

Congratulations again on your acceptance to The American University of Paris! You will be joining a student community of thinkers, travelers, creators and leaders, who have chosen to live and learn internationally. We expect that you will benefit personally and professionally from studying in a multicultural classroom and from your upcoming life in Paris. To begin this exciting journey, you must take some practical first steps. Click on the button below to get started.

Arrival day will be Monday 30th or Tuesday 31st of August depending on specific student cohort. Final confirmed details will be published by the end of April 2021.