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Aurora University
High-Quality Academics
Centered on students like you
Lead organizations to be strategic, smart, and cutting-edge.
Teach, coach, and guide minds and bodies to be the best they can be.
Explore culture, language, history, and more.
Nurture lives of health and well-being.
Work at the forefront of biology, chemistry, engineering, and more.
Help people become the best they can be.
The AU Experience
AU’s 40+ majors and minors allow you to customize a degree around your interests.
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residence halls housing 700+ students
NCAA Division III teams
Student Organizations and Clubs
of Students Participate in Internships, Study Abroad, Research and Service Projects
free Celebrating Arts and Ideas events a year
states represented by the student body
NCAA tournament appearances
Intramural Sports
students work on campus
6,000-square-foot museum and art gallery
of first-year students commute
conference championships
free concerts, lectures, comedy shows, films, and theatre productions each year
major and finish in four years
major theatre productions annually
Average Class Size
Academic All-Americans
of campus to explore
alternative spring break trips every year
members of the University Chorale
We value the visual and performing arts.
Learn MoreThe Arts at AU
Broaden your horizons through entertaining and informative presentations, ranging from concerts and films to dance programs and theatre productions — all for free and all on campus.
In the aftermath of the workplace shooting tragedy that occurred at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora on 15 February 2019, we are conducting a thorough review of the university’s response to the incident.
Aurora University congratulates the more than 1,200 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2018 semester.
Have you considered a new way to connect with Aurora University and George Williams College? More than 51,000 social media followers receive regular updates about the happenings at all AU locations.
Whether it’s helping you study or giving you a place to take a break, the AU community is ready to assist as you prepare for Finals Week (December 10–15).
Jackie Speciale, MBA '14, applies knowledge and skills learned while pursing her master's degree in the field, in the community and in her volunteer efforts with the American Red Cross.
In response to the need for special education and English as a second language educators in Illinois, AU is offering the Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Diverse Learners degree.
Perhaps more rewarding than a Spartan win is the feeling AU student-athletes have when they serve the community.
While impressive statistics highlight her efforts on the field, Elaine Walker is also focusing on numbers as an aspiring accountant.
For Jacob Stockman, it was a senior year focused on the classroom, the pitcher’s mound and a summer camp in Arkansas.
Our Spartans are celebrating a year of NACC, NCAA achievements.
Date: Thursday - February 21, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Schingoethe Center
Date: Saturday - February 23, 2019
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Hill Welcome Center
Date: Tuesday - February 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Hill Welcome Center
