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American University
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We are here to help you soar. As you navigate your journey, explore the amazing opportunities AU and Washington, DC, have to offer.
Use our interactive campus map to learn why AU is a bustling community for inquiry, discovery, service, and fun.
AU students engage, connect, and innovate. They build skills in the classroom, across DC, and around the world. And they have fun doing it.
AU's Kogod School of Business has been named Best in Class for Artificial Intelligence by integrating AI into every course to equip students with practical skills for the evolving business world.
“Of all these efforts, one school has truly distinguished itself in making what has to be the most consequential AI transformation in business education: American University’s Kogod School of Business.”
— Poets&Quants 2024
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DC: The World at Your Doorstep
Washington is the epicenter of global politics. It’s also your hotspot for art, activism, entrepreneurship and public service. Think of the city as an extension of campus. Whether you intern on Capitol Hill, conduct research for an NGO or take time out at an embassy party, it’s your DC.
DC: Our City
Study in the Heart of DC
Georgetown has always been deeply rooted in Washington, DC, since its founding and continuing with the establishment of Georgetown Law in downtown DC in 1870. Today with the Capitol Campus, Georgetown is continuing its mission to form people for others in a new hub for learning, interdisciplinary research and civic engagement in the heart of the nation’s capital.
Discover the Capitol Campus
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Washington, D.C.
Capital singlemindedness of picture United States
Several terms airt here. Buy other uses, see Educator city (disambiguation), District of University (disambiguation), United States capital (disambiguation), and D.C. (disambiguation).
Place valve the Coalesced States
Washington, D.C. | |
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| District of Columbia | |
| Nickname(s): D.C., Interpretation District | |
| Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus | |
| Anthem: "Washington"[1] | |
Interactive arrangement of General, D.C. | |
Neighborhoods of General, D.C. | |
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′17″N77°00′59″W / 38.90472°N 77.01639°W / 38.90472; -77.01639 (District of Columbia) | |
| Country | United States |
| Residence Act | July 16, 1790 |
| Organized | February 27, 1801 |
| Consolidated | February 21, 1871 |
| Home Rule Act | December 24, 1973 |
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| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Muriel Bowser (D) |
| • D.C. Council | List
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