Two publications ranked AU on their lists of top schools — one of national universities and one for great internship opportunities.
Washington Monthly ranked AU No. 86 in its list of the top 258 national universities with a score of 47 out of 100. Schools were ranked in three categories equally: social mobility, recruiting and graduating low-income students; research and service.
The Washington Monthly calls its list is supposed to “upend the traditional notion of a college guide,” as it ranks what colleges are doing for the country rather than the individual student.
The editors said in a story that D.C.-area schools did not rank very high in the social mobility category — AU ranked No. 139 — because of low Pell Grant rates, with AU’s at 10 percent.
Georgetown University placed No. 19 overall, Howard was at No. 70, George Washington came in at No. 71 and Catholic ranked No. 101.
AU was also ranked as one of 21 schools listed on Parade’s College A-List for Great Internship Opportunities.
The schools, including George Washington University, were chosen based on recommendations of 43 high school guidance counselors nation-wide.
"American University in D.C. takes great advantage of its location. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors do not have classes on Wednesday so that they can intern with everything from embassies to government agencies and from non-governmental agencies to Capitol Hill,” the panel said. Despite this comment, students of all standings do have classes on Wednesday.
