What is American University?
'''American University''' is a private, [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[university]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The university has about 9,940 students. It was founded in [[1893]]. The current president of the university is former [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary]] [[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]] since June 2017. ==Sports== The athletics teams of the university are called the Eagles. They have 9 varsity teams and they compete in the [[Patriot League]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.american.edu/ American University's Official website] *[http://aueagles.cstv.com/ American Eagles' Official athletics website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320214306/http://aueagles.cstv.com/ |date=2008-03-20 }} {{Patriot League}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Patriot League]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:1893 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Washington, D.C.]]