American Public University System Business Programs

American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Charles Town draws many to the area.

American Public University System Rankings

American Military University landed the #190 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 20 colleges in West Virginia, it is ranked at #2.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

American Military University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at American Military University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Real Estate Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards American Military University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#22	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#22	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#75	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#77	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#114	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is American Public University System?

Contact details for American Military University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV 25414
Phone:	877-755-2787
Website:	www.apus.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPublicU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AmericanPublicU

American Public University System has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford American Public University System?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At American Military University, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $9,701 a year. That adds up to $38,804 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at American Military University is 9.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

American Public University System Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 40,362 undergraduate students at American Military University, with 2,522 being full-time and 37,840 being part-time.

There are also 9,685 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,522 full-time undergraduates at American Military University, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American Public University System students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	63
Black or African American	396
Hispanic or Latino	317
White	1,387
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	318

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at American Public University System. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at American Public University System

In 2019-2020, 50,047 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American Military University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of American Military University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at American Public University System was $7,360 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how American Military University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Retailing and Retail Operations	#1	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#1	#1
Supply Chain Management	#1	#1
Management Science	#1	#1
General Sales & Marketing	#4	#4
Entrepreneurial Studies	#4	#4
Entrepreneurship	#4	#4
Accounting	#4	#4
Accounting	#4	#4
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#6	#3
Hospitality Management	#6	#3
Marketing	#16	#10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#16	#10
General Business/Commerce	#18	#6
General Business/Commerce	#18	#6
General Business Administration and Management	#25	#16

Online Growth Rankings of American Military University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American Public University System was 0.9%. This is the #733 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at American Military University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at American Military University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Restaurant/Food Services Management	#3
Other Human Resources Management and Services	#14
Retailing and Retail Operations	#14
Real Estate	#28
Real Estate	#28
Organizational Behavior Studies	#37
Management Science	#50
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#51
General Sales & Marketing	#61
Hospitality Management	#75
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#78
Supply Chain Management	#82
Entrepreneurship	#151
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#192
Entrepreneurial Studies	#194
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#233
General Business/Commerce	#259
General Business/Commerce	#259
Marketing	#261
Human Resource Management	#315
Accounting	#332

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

American Public University System Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	216	237	1,493	62	746	2,754
Supply Chain Management	0	19	316	26	142	503
General Business/Commerce	0	164	75	13	0	252
Accounting	1	0	99	1	25	126
Real Estate	47	37	0	0	0	84
Entrepreneurship	0	0	40	0	27	67
Management Science	0	0	30	0	30	60
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	47	0	0	0	47
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	46	0	0	46
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	43	0	0	43
Telecommunications Management	24	0	0	0	0	24
Retailing and Retail Operations	2	1	13	0	0	16
Restaurant/Food Services Management	7	4	0	0	0	11
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	9	0	9
Human Resources Development	7	0	0	0	0	7
Meeting and Event Planning	5	0	0	0	0	5
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	309	509	2,155	111	970	4,054

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.