Founding and Organizational Profile
- Founded in 1875 in Smyrna (Izmir), Asia Minor (Turkey) as a school for girls; relocated to Athens in 1923
- Independent, non-profit, nonsectarian, co-educational
- Three divisions: Pierce (secondary education: Gymnasium; Lyceum; International Baccalaureate Program); Deree (undergraduate and graduate) ; Alba Graduate Business School
- 64-acre main campus in Athens suburb of Aghia Paraskevi; Alba Graduate Business School downtown Athens campus
- First American higher education institution abroad to achieve accreditation in the US (1981) – New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Undergraduate programs validated by the Open University, UK
- Over 50 partner universities in the US, Europe and Asia offering study abroad and individually tailored programs
- US Olympic Committee High Performance Training Center for the 2004 Olympics
Enrollment Profile (Fall 2019)
4,203 undergraduate and graduate students
- 3,439 Deree undergraduates
- 2,625 degree seeking in 27 programs
- 829 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
- 573 international from 61 countries and regions
- 910 New & Study Abroad Deree undergraduates
- Middle 50% Greek High School Grade: 16.8 – 19.1 (3.4 – 3.8 US equivalent)
- 437 degree seeking
- 246 semester study abroad
- 206 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
- 21 other non-degree
- 226 Deree graduate students
- 210 in 5 MA and 2 MS programs
- 16 in 2 Graduate Certificate and 1 Graduate Diploma programs
- 538 Alba graduate students
- 357 in 11 MS programs
- 169 in 4 MBA programs
- 12 semester study abroad
1,528 secondary students (Pierce)
- 787 Gymnasium (Grades 7-9)
- 684 Lyceum (Grades 10-12)
- 57 in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)
Faculty
- 276 Deree faculty
- 146 full-time, associate
- 130 adjunct, part-time
- 168 Pierce faculty
- 141 full-time
- 27 part-time
- 49 Alba faculty
- 13 full-time
- 36 visiting & adjunct
Alumni
- Over 56,000 worldwide
Financial Aid
- Over €7 million annually (need-based and merit)
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