American University

Washington, DC
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    418 faculty · 100 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Government85 faculty · 7 courses avg h-index 13.5 #37 of 100 in Political Science
    Andrew Flores, Associate Professor h-index 29
    Jan Leighley, Professor h-index 27
    David Barker, Professor h-index 27
    Steven Taylor, Professor Emeritus h-index 25
    Courses: Campaign Management Institute · Legislative Negotiation · Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute · European Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute · Independent Study in Government · Selected Topics: Non-Recurring +1 more
    Business Administration67 faculty avg h-index 15.4 #13 of 59 in Business Administration
    Ronald Hill, Distinguished Professor h-index 49
    Notable: “The impact of perceived corporate social responsibility on consumer behavior” (2005) · 2,018 citations
    Anna Fung, Assistant Professor h-index 41
    Notable: “The relationship between CSR and performance: Evidence in China” (2018) · 303 citations
    Sonya Grier, Professor h-index 38
    Notable: “When Is Honesty the Best Policy? The Effect of Stated Company Intent on Consumer Skepticism” (2003) · 968 citations
    Erran Carmel, Professor h-index 33
    Notable: “Tactical approaches for alleviating distance in global software development” (2001) · 706 citations
    Criminal Justice40 faculty avg h-index 12
    Robert Johnson, Professor Emeritus h-index 25
    Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor h-index 24
    Thomas Zeitzoff, Professor h-index 21
    Brian Forst, Professor Emeritus h-index 21
    International Relations22 faculty avg h-index 13.1 #77 of 127 in Social Sciences
    Ji-Young Lee, Associate Professor h-index 31
    Michelle Egan, Professor h-index 14
    Notable: “Constructing a European Market: Standards, Regulation, and Governance” (2001) · 105 citations
    Agustina Giraudy, Professor h-index 12
    Notable: “Forum: Complex Systems and International Governance” (2019) · 101 citations
    Anders Hardig, Senior Professorial Lecturer h-index 2
    Notable: “Beyond the Arab revolts: conceptualizing civil society in the Middle East and North Africa” (2014) · 23 citations
    Public Relations18 faculty avg h-index 8.5 #4 of 9 in Public Relations & Advertising
    Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor h-index 22
    Sherri Williams, Associate Professor h-index 7
    John Watson, Associate Professor h-index 3
    Notable: “Litigation Public Relations: The Lawyers' Duty to Balance News Coverage of Their Clients” (2002) · 10 citations
    Margot Susca, Assistant Professor h-index 2
    Notable: “A Shield to Legitimize Virtually Any Content: Tracking the Video Game Lobby's Political Economic Power” (2015) · 4 citations
    Film & Photography12 faculty avg h-index 8
    Andy Phelps, Professor
    Brigid Maher, Professor
    Claudia Myers, Associate Professor
    Jamie Sisley, Assistant Professor

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About American University. American University in Washington, DC reports an overall acceptance rate of 41.0%, an early-round acceptance rate of 80.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1290–1430, a class size of 1,761, and a yield of 22.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Private university in Washington DC with binding ED. ~80% ED acceptance rate. Strong international relations, public policy, and communications.