AAU AT A GLANCE

Beginning with the enrolment capacity of 33 students in 1950, AAU now has around 47,000 students (roughly 28,000 undergraduate, 17,000 Master’s and 2,000 PhD students) and 8,700 staff made up of academics, admin support and more than 1,200 health professionals.

In its 14 campuses, the university runs 70 undergraduate and 293 graduate programmes (72 PhD and 221 masters), and various specialisations in health sciences. Over 222,000 students have graduated from AAU since its establishment.