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}).on('blur', function(){ if (jQuery(this).val().length == 0) { jQuery('[for="query"]').addClass('overlay'); }; }); }); </script> <section class="container-fluid clearfix" id="program-finder"> <div class="teaser-text"> <h1>Discover Your Future with AU</h1> <h2><p><span class="hot-text">91%</span> of undergraduates are working, in graduate school, or both within six months of graduation</p></h2> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="item-form bg-blue light"> <form class="dynamic-label" action="/programs/" method="get"> <legend class="sr-only">Explore AU's academic offerings</legend> <label for="query" class="overlay">I want to study...</label> <span> <input id="query" class="border-solid bottom-only" name="query" type="text" maxlength="100" value="" /> </span> <button type="submit"> <span class="ion-ios-search-strong"></span> <span class="sr-only">Search</span> </button> </form> </div> <div class="item-browseBy bg-blue light"> <h2>Or browse by:</h2> <div class="grid-browseBtn"> <a class="btn btn-white lighttext item-undergrad" title="Undergraduate Programs" href="/programs/undergraduate/">Undergraduate</a> <a class="btn btn-white lighttext item-grad" title="Graduate Programs" href="/programs/graduate/">Graduate</a> <a class="btn btn-white lighttext item-pl" title="Graduate Programs" href="/programs/?f.Degree+Type%7CprogramAcademicLevel=Professional+Learning">Professional Learning</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-searchBtns"> <div class="bg-blue light item-CAS"> <p><a href="/cas">College of Arts & Sciences</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-KOGOD"> <p><a href="/kogod">Kogod School of Business</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-SPEXS"> <p><a href="/provost/ogps/">Professional Studies and Executive Education</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-SOC"> <p><a href="/soc">School of Communication</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-SOE"> <p><a href="/soe">School of Education</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-SIS"> <p><a href="/sis">School of International Service</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-SPA"> <p><a href="/spa">School of Public Affairs</a></p> </div> <div class="bg-blue light item-WCL"> <p><a href="/wcl">Washington College of Law</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full rankings"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#4</span> <p>for Study Abroad programs <span class="source">U.S. News & World Report 2025</span></p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#23</span> <p>for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects <span class="source">U.S. News & World Report 2025</span></p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#19</span> <p>for Co-ops/Internships <span class="source">U.S. News & World Report 2025</span></p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#2</span> <p>for Green Colleges <span class="source">Princeton Review 2025</span></p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#8</span> <p>for undergraduate and master’s programs in international relations (SIS) <span class="source">Foreign Policy Magazine 2024</span></p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 ranking"> <span class="value">#13</span> <p>for Schools of Public Affairs (SPA), with three programs rated in the top 10 <span class="source">U.S. News & World Report 2024</span></p> </div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6891603" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <style type="text/css"> .belong-container { --intern-blue: #182449; 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If stoping, then backward once scrollBackward = function() { if (paused) { return; } var curLi, i, newScrollOffset, scrollDistance, theStep; // init if (container[0][config.scrollOffset] === 0) { for (i = 0; i < config.switchItems; i++) { containerUL.children(config.listItemElement + ':last-child').insertBefore(containerUL.children(config.listItemElement+':first-child')); } curLi = containerUL.children(config.listItemElement + ':first-child'); scrollDistance = config.distance !== 'auto' ? config.distance : config.direction === 'vertical' ? curLi.height() : curLi.width(); container[0][config.scrollOffset] = scrollDistance; } // new offset if (!config.linear) { theStep = Math.max(3, parseInt(container[0][config.scrollOffset] * 0.3, 10)); newScrollOffset = Math.max(container[0][config.scrollOffset] - theStep, 0); } else { newScrollOffset = Math.max(container[0][config.scrollOffset] - config.step, 0); } container[0][config.scrollOffset] = newScrollOffset; if (newScrollOffset === 0) { --switchCount; clearInterval(scrollingId); scrollingId = null; if ($.isFunction(config.afterBackward)) { config.afterBackward.call(container, { switchCount: switchCount, currentFirstChild: containerUL.children(config.listItemElement + ':first-child') }); } if (config.triggerStackable && stackedTriggerIndex !== 0) { releaseStack(); return; } if (config.autoPlay) { nextScrollId = setTimeout(forward, config.delay * 1000); } } }; releaseStack = function () { if (stackedTriggerIndex === 0) { return; } if (stackedTriggerIndex > 0) { stackedTriggerIndex--; nextScrollId = setTimeout(forward, 0); } else { stackedTriggerIndex++; nextScrollId = setTimeout(backward, 0); } }; forward = function() { clearInterval(scrollingId); $('.spotlight-accent').animate({ opacity: 0}, 1000); $('#fader').animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 1000, function() { scrollingId = setInterval(scrollForward, config.speed); }); }; backward = function() { clearInterval(scrollingId); slideNext(); $('.separator-gradient').hide(50); scrollingId = setInterval(scrollBackward, config.speed); 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