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Metro's Discount Student U-Pass Program

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April 16, 2024

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The University’s U-Pass system came into effect in the fall of 2016 after plenty of student support. The system charges each student a one-time mandatory fee factored into their tuition. In partnership with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the University, which was the first in D.C. to adopt the program, provides full-time students with a U-Pass card with unlimited access to the D.C. metro and bus systems. 

The U-Pass system saves students plenty of money — the one-time $136 fee covers the eight months students are on campus.

Opinion: American University’s U-Pass system is a unique triumph U-Pass encourages students to explore D.C.