The American Research Center in Sofia is governed by a consortium of over seventy North American member institutions, representatives of which serve on the ARCS Managing Committee. It is also possible to become an individual member of ARCS, with all of the benefits of institutional membership, as well as the privilege of serving on the ARCS Managing Committee.

The membership fee for both institutional and individual members is $200 per year.

Here follows the current list of ARCS institutional members and their Managing Committee representatives, as well as individual members:

American Academy in Rome: T. Corey Brennan (Classical Studies)

American University in Bulgaria: Cyrus Reed (Provost); Evelina Kelbecheva (Department of History and Southeast European Studies)

Appalachian State University: Brian A. Ellison (Government and Justice Studies)

Arcadia University: Jan Motyka Sanders (Arcadia Center for Hellenic, Mediterranean and Balkan Studies)

Baylor University: To be appointed

Brown University: To be appointed

Bryn Mawr College: James Wright (Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology)

California State University, Long Beach: Christopher Karadjov (College of Liberal Arts)

Case Western Reserve University: Martin Helzle (Classics)

Center for Hellenic Studies: Gregory Nagy (Director)

Christopher Newport University (in process): John Hyland (History)

Colgate University: Rebecca Miller Ammerman (Classics)

College of William and Mary: John H. Oakley (Classics)

Cornell University: Hayden Pelliccia (Classics)

Dartmouth College: Ada Cohen (Art History)

Duke University: Mary T. Boatwright (Classical Studies)

Dumbarton Oaks: Margaret Mullett (Byzantine Studies)

Emory University: Bonna Wescoat (History of Art)

Florida Atlantic University: Noemi Marin (School of Communication and Multimedia Studies)

Franklin and Marshall College: Alexis Castor (Classics)

George Mason University: Sara Cobb (Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution)

Georgia College and State University: Kalina Manoylov (Biological and Environmental Sciences)

Gettysburg College: Carolyn S. Snively (Classics)

Grinnell College: Dennis Hughes (Classics)

Haemimont Foundation: Eftim Pandeff (Founder and Trustee)

Harvard University: John Duffy (Classics)

Indiana University: Richard Bauman (Folklore and Ethnomusicology)

Institute for Aegean Prehistory: Karen Vellucci (Director for Grant Programs)

John Cabot University: Eric De Sena (Art History and Studio Art)

Johns Hopkins University: Alan Shapiro (Classics)

Loyola University New Orleans: Bernard Cook (History)

New York University: Larissa Bonfante (Classics)

North Dakota State University: John K. Cox (History, Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Ohio State University (in process): Yana Hashamova (Center for Slavic and East European Studies)

Pennsylvania State University: Anthony Cutler (Art History)

Princeton University: Margaret Beissinger (Slavic Languages and Literatures)

Rice University: Michael Maas (History)

Rutgers University: Thomas Figueira (Classics)

Santa Clara University: William Greenwalt (Classics)

Smithsonian Institution: To be appointed

Stanford University: Ian Morris (Institute of Archaeology)

Temple University: Philip Betancourt (Art History)

Texas A&M University: Deborah N. Carlson (Nautical Archaeology Program in the Department of Anthropology)

University of Alaska: Mark Carper (Geography)

University of California, Berkeley: Jeffrey Pennington (Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies)

University of California, Irvine: Marc Baer (History)

University of California, Los Angeles: Evgenia Grigorova (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology)

University of Chicago: Victor Friedman (Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies)

University of Cincinnati: Peter van Minnen (Classics)

University of Colorado, Boulder: formerly Diliana Angelova (Classics)

University of Florida: To be appointed

University of Georgia: Naomi Norman (Classics)

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Donna A. Buchanan (Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center)

University of Iowa: Roumyana Slabakova (Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies)

University of Kansas: Richard W. Lariviere (Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor)

University of Kentucky: Milena Minkova (Classics)

The University of Maine: Karen R. Boucias (Office of International Programs and National Student Exchange)

University of Maryland: Joseph B. Scholten (Office of International Programs)

University of Michigan: Adela Sobotkova (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology)

University of Minnesota: Frederick A. Cooper (Art History and Classical and Near Eastern Studies)

University of Missouri, Columbia: Marcus Rautman (Art History and Archaeology)

University of North Carolina, Asheville: Lora Holland (Classics)

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Kenneth Sams (Classics)

University of Pennsylvania: To be appointed

University of South Florida: William M. Murray (History)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville: David W. Tandy (Classics)

University of Texas, Austin: Mary Neuburger (History)

University of Texas, San Antonio: Boyka Stefanova (Political Science and Geography)

University of Toronto: Christer Bruun (Classics)

University of Washington: James E. Augerot (Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: Philip Shashko (History)

University of Wisconsin, River Falls: Kiril Petkov (History and Philosophy)

Utah State University: Dwight Israelsen (Jon M. Huntsman School of Business)

Vassar College: Robert Pounder (Classics)

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies: Joseph Connors (Director)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Glenn Bugh (Classics)

Willamette University: Scott H. Pike (Environmental and Earth Sciences)

Yale University: Milette Gaifman (Classics and History of Art)


 Individual Members:

Jason A. Reuscher (Schuykill, PA)

Michelle Hill (New York)