Key Facts

Deree Key Facts

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 (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; East Campus in East Attica; 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 2023)

5,121 undergraduate and graduate students

  • 4,251 Deree undergraduates
    • 3,219 degree seeking
    • 824 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
    • 867 international from 70 countries and regions
  • 1,338 New & Study Abroad Deree undergraduates
    • Middle 50% Greek High School Grade: 16.3 – 19.2 (3.26 – 3.84 US equivalent)
    • 756 degree seeking
    • 343 semester study abroad
    • 218 certificate minors
    • 21 other non-degree
  • 381 Deree graduate students
    • 355 in 6 MA and 3 MS programs
    • 26 in 1 Graduate Certificate and 1 Graduate Diploma program
  • 489 Alba graduate students
    • 291 in 9 MS programs
    • 123 in 3 MBA programs
    • 61 in 1 Online MBA program
    • 14 semester study abroad

2,465 pre-kindergarten/elementary and secondary students (Pierce)

  • 206 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
  • 618 Elementary (Grades 1-6)
  • 826 Gymnasium (Grades 7-9)
  • 716 Lyceum (Grades 10-12)
  • 99 in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)

Faculty

  • 335 Deree faculty
    • 221 full-time, associate
    • 114 adjunct, part-time
  • 270 Pierce faculty
    • 240 full-time
    • 30 part-time
  • 48 Alba faculty
    • 17 full-time
    • 31 visiting & adjunct

Alumni

  • Over 65,000 worldwide

Financial Aid

  • Over €9 million annually (need-based and merit)

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