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 2021)
4,463 undergraduate and graduate students
- 3,595 Deree undergraduates
- 2,823 degree seeking in 34 programs
- 883 Parallel Studies in Greek public universities
- 526 international from 56 countries and regions
- 1,023 New & Study Abroad Deree undergraduates
- Middle 50% Greek High School Grade: 17.6 – 19.4 (3.52 – 3.88 US equivalent)
- 675 degree seeking
- 143 semester study abroad
- 197 certificate minors
- 8 other non-degree
- 339 Deree graduate students
- 307 in 5 MA and 3 MS programs
- 32 in 2 Graduate Certificate and 2 Graduate Diploma programs
- 529 Alba graduate students
- 334 in 10 MS programs
- 175 in 3 MBA programs
- 20 semester study abroad
1,616 secondary students (Pierce)
- 849 Gymnasium (Grades 7-9)
- 680 Lyceum (Grades 10-12)
- 87 in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11-12)
Faculty
- 298 Deree faculty
- 169 full-time, associate
- 129 adjunct, part-time
- 178 Pierce faculty
- 150 full-time
- 28 part-time
- 50 Alba faculty
- 15 full-time
- 35 visiting & adjunct
Alumni
- Over 60,500 worldwide
Financial Aid
- Over €8 million annually (need-based and merit)
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