[4] The university campus consists of seven buildings, centrally located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, and the Seine.

The university's faculty members represent 21 nationalities, with 71% holding doctoral degrees and close to 70% speaking three or more languages.

Its inaugural class consisted of 100 students, many of whom were children of American service members and expatriates living in France and Europe.

Fifteen part-time professors taught courses in Economics, English, Fine Arts, Government History, French, German, Spanish, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Sociology.

The program aimed to provide students with the opportunity to visit museums, monuments, and other cities in order to contextualize theory learned in class.

[10] ACP's student body changed with time, in part due to the decrease of US military presence in Europe.

This allows AUP students to apply for graduate studies within the French higher education system following the completion of their undergraduate degree.

The requirements include the demonstration of knowledge in Science, English, French, Mathematics, and the completion of FirstBridge, an interdisciplinary first-year course.

[14] The university offers 27 majors and 34 minors in its undergraduate program, along with courses covering a variety of other subjects, including Art History, Fine Arts, Environmental Science, Gender Studies, Mathematics and Computer Science, and various languages, including French, Latin, Arabic, and Ancient Greek.

The university offers several types of merit-based scholarships, including one specifically for students who have obtained the International Baccalaureate diploma.

The university is also a Title IV school, which qualifies it to certify U.S. federal loans to American citizens and permanent residents.

The aim of GPS is to improve career-focused skills and help students develop a personal narrative that will benefit them after graduation.

Running throughout a student's entire time at AUP, the program ends with an opportunity to present a personal narrative to a panel of alumni, employers, and faculty.

They range from one-day trips to month-long excursions to a variety of destinations across the globe including London, Iceland, Rome, Istanbul, Fez and Auroville, India.

[24] The Coup de Pouce fund gives students the possibility to apply for financial assistance for faculty-led study trips.

[25] The university is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank and in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower, the Seine River and the Invalides.

The university library also provides online resources including e-books, e-encyclopedias, e-journals, and full text databases.

Group study rooms and reading areas, wireless Internet access, electrical outlets for laptops, and flat screens are available.

[31] Due to its collaboration with local sports clubs and fitness companies, AUP students benefit from preferential deals for gym memberships.