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 87 partner universities and 2 affiliate study abroad providers (AIFS and ISA) 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 2020)
4,197 undergraduate and graduate students
- 3,346 Deree undergraduates
- 2,705 degree seeking in 34 programs
- 915 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
- 350 international from 56 countries and regions
- 764 New & Study Abroad Deree undergraduates
- Middle 50% Greek High School Grade: 17.2 – 19.3 (3.4 – 3.8 US equivalent)
- 508 degree seeking
- 10 semester study abroad
- 230 certificate minors
- 16 other non-degree
- 296 Deree graduate students
- 260 in 5 MA and 3 MS programs
- 36 in 2 Graduate Certificate and 2 Graduate Diploma programs
- 555 Alba graduate students
- 376 in 10 MS programs
- 173 in 4 MBA programs
- 6 semester study abroad
1,577 secondary students (Pierce)
- 824 Gymnasium (Grades 7-9)
- 688 Lyceum (Grades 10-12)
- 65 in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)
Faculty
- 291 Deree faculty
- 164 full-time, associate
- 127 adjunct, part-time
- 176 Pierce faculty
- 147 full-time
- 29 part-time
- 46 Alba faculty
- 13 full-time
- 33 visiting & adjunct
Alumni
- Over 59,000 worldwide
Financial Aid
- Over €7 million annually (need-based and merit)
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