The American University of Paris is accredited in the United States by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (3624, Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680, U.S.A  |  Tel: 267-284–5000  |  website: http://www.msche.org/)

The American University of Paris is a non-profit educational institution incorporated in the State of Delaware and licensed by the State Board of Education as a Delaware institution of higher education.

The American University of Paris is registered in the United States as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization.

The University confers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science degrees accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The institution is authorized to offer Bachelor's and Master's degrees through the State of Delaware.

The American University of Paris is declared to the Rectorat de Paris as an établissement privé d'enseignement supérieur libre.