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American

American University was named the most politically active school in the nation, but undergrads here aren’t all majoring in international relations and political science.

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  • Full name: American University
  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Founded: 1893
  • Tuition: $38,071
  • Setting: Suburban
  • Public/Private: Private
  • Selectivity: Selective
  • % Applications Admitted: 42%
  • Undergraduates: 7,212
  • Graduates: 5,408
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It’s no surprise that American University, located in the nation’s capital, would have some impressive political figured included in its faculty. Members includes Ralph Nader, whom you might remember from his five presidential runs as a Green party candidate or his charming guest appearance on Sesame Street; Joe Clark, Canada's sixteenth Prime Minister; and Jackie Norris, the Chief of Staff to none other than First Lady Michelle Obama. The schools proximity to

so many government institutions also guarantees a list of speakers that would make a politically minded student at another school green with envy: think Sen. John Kerry, President Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer – and that is truly just a small sampling of an extremely impressive list. Washington DC is often seen as a city built on connections, and it seems American University has the foundation for some impressive ones.

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