Thank you for your interest in the American University in Cairo. 

The About AUC section of this website is a good starting point to learn more about our institution. It contains facts about the university, information about our new campus and more.

When you become a student at AUC, you join the thousands of students who have come before you and created a legacy of hard work, bold thinking and visionary leadership. Our students are flexible, imaginative, broad-minded thinkers capable of learning quickly and acquiring new skills, analyzing complex information and responding to unexpected demands, working collaboratively and serving as enlightened leaders.

Our distinguished faculty encourage you to think critically and examine your role in the world; study across disciplines and develop a lively curiosity about new and unfamiliar ideas; engage with the world’s religious, political and cultural traditions; and find creative solutions to its enduring and urgent problems.

Admission to AUC is very competitive and each applicant is carefully considered. To increase your chances of being accepted, please apply early, since acceptance is granted on an ongoing basis to qualified candidates based on the availability of places.