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The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit) · 3,154 students · mostly bachelor degrees
7th-cheapest of 12 District of Columbia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$29,561
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$75,481
Graduation rate
79%
Admission rate
83%
Median graduate earnings
$73,250
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$26,000
Pell grant recipients
20%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
171 programsAccounting · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$114,909Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$114,102Law · First Professional Degree107 grads/yr$112,809Business Administration and Management, General · First Professional Degree$111,378Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$103,834Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$98,856Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$96,949Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$93,821Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$91,962Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$90,355Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree164 grads/yr$87,907Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$85,029Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Doctoral Degree19 grads/yr$82,608Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$81,519Architectural Design · First Professional Degree$78,902Library and Information Science · First Professional Degree$76,685Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree64 grads/yr$73,917Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$73,073Architectural Design · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$69,838Social Work · First Professional Degree$68,031Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$68,008Social Work · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$65,185Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$52,980Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$52,846Mormon Studies · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$52,638
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.