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
- Governed by a voluntary board of trustees – currently twenty-four members. The board holds overall stewardship responsibility for the College, delegating primary operating authority to the president of the College (an ex officio, non-voting member of the board), whom the board selects and regularly evaluates.
- Three divisions: Pierce (Pre-kindergarten/Elementary: 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; 27-acre East Campus for Pierce Pre-kindergarten/Elementary in East Attica; Downtown Athens buildings: Alba Graduate Business School and neoclassical ACG Plaka building
- 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 2022)
4,768 undergraduate and graduate students
- 3,982 Deree undergraduates
- 3,004 degree seeking
- 918 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
- 691 international from 63 countries and regions
- 1,205 New & Study Abroad Deree undergraduates
- Middle 50% Greek High School Grade: 16.6 – 19.1 (3.3 – 3.9 US equivalent)
- 718 degree seeking
- 257 semester study abroad
- 208 certificate minors
- 22 other non-degree
- 336 Deree graduate students
- 311 in 5 MA and 3 MS programs
- 25 in 1 Graduate Certificate and 1 Graduate Diploma program
- 450 Alba graduate students
- 273 in 9 MS programs
- 134 in 3 MBA programs
- 25 in 1 Online MBA program
- 18 semester study abroad
2,372 pre-kindergarten/elementary and secondary students (Pierce)
- 173 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
- 596 Elementary (Grades 1-6)
- 818 Gymnasium (Grades 7-9)
- 687 Lyceum (Grades 10-12)
- 98 in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)
Faculty
- 312 Deree faculty
- 209 full-time, associate
- 103 adjunct, part-time
- 251 Pierce faculty
- 227 full-time
- 24 part-time
- 43 Alba faculty
- 16 full-time
- 27 visiting & adjunct
Alumni
- Over 62,000 worldwide
Financial Aid
- Over €8 million annually (need-based and merit)
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