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Join the fight for academic freedom and the faculty voice by becoming an AAUP member today!

2025 Dues Rates

Regular dues rates are based on academic income. 

Band 1 ($30,000 or less): $78 Annually
Band 2 ($30,001-$40,000): $101 Annually
Band 3 ($40,001-$50,000): $131 Annually
Band 4 ($50,001-$60,000): $160 Annually
Band 5 ($60,001-$70,00): $219 Annually
Band 6 ($70,001-$80,000): $256 Annually
Band 7 ($80,001-$100,000): $287 Annually
Band 8 ($100,001-$120,000): $315 Annually
Band 9 (More than $120,000): $345 Annually

Show Your Support with a Lifetime Membership! 

Age 60-64: lifetime dues $1,800
Age 65-69: lifetime dues $1,200
Age 70 and older: lifetime dues $800

Click here to join as a lifetime member. 

More Ways to Join

• Renew your membership. (If your membership has already expired, please follow the steps to Join.)
• If you teach in Texas, please join through the Texas AAUP-AFT registration site.
• If you teach in Nevada, please join through the Nevada Faculty Alliance.
• If you teach at an institution where the AAUP has a collective bargaining agreement, please contact your local chapter to join.

The Fine Print 

The AAUP is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers/AFL-CIO. As a member of the AAUP you are also a member of the American Federation of Teachers.

These rates apply to non-collective bargaining members. If you teach at an institution where the AAUP has a collective bargaining agreement, please contact your local chapter to join. Nonfaculty are welcome to support the AAUP's work by joining as associate members.