The Kogod School of Business, commonly referred to as Kogod, serves as the undergraduate and graduate business school at American University in Northwest Washington, DC. Kogod is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Kogod offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Graduate enrollment hovers near 475 and undergraduate around 850. The student body is noted for its large international population. In 2009, BusinessWeek ranked Kogod #28 in the nation for Best Undergraduate Business Programs. The Kogod School of Business, the first business school to be established in Washington DC in 1955, has provided business education in the United States capital for more than 50 years. Located in the nation’s capital, where decisions on policy and regulation regularly affect the ways business is conducted and technology is used around the world, Kogod’s curriculum is inspired by an appreciation of the strong ties between business and politics.