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

2024 Dues Rates

Regular dues rates are based on your academic income.

Band 1 ($30,000 or less): $75 Annually or $6.25 Monthly
Band 2 ($30,001-$40,000): $97 Annually or $8.08 Monthly
Band 3 ($40,001-$50,000): $125 Annually or $10.42 Monthly
Band 4 ($50,001-$60,000): $153 Annually or $12.75 Monthly
Band 5 ($60,001-$70,00): $210 Annually or $17.50 Monthly
Band 6 ($70,001-$80,000): $245 Annually or $20.42 Monthly
Band 7 ($80,001-$100,000): $275 Annually or $22.92 Monthly
Band 8 ($100,001-$120,000): $302 Annually or $25.17 Monthly
Band 9 (More than $120,000): $331 Annually or $27.58 Monthly

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.)
• Join by mail: Click to download a physical membership form. Print, fill out, and mail to the national office.
• St. John's chapter members: annual dues can be found here.
• 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.