- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- American Public University System
Charles Town, WVTown: fringeZIP 25414Founded 1991
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1991
- Motto
- Educating those who serve
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2006
- Website
- www.apus.edu
West VirginiaPrivate for-profit
American Public University System
American Public University System is a private for-profit university in Charles Town, West Virginia, with 40,074 undergraduates. It graduates 60% within six years and costs $11,116 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Retention97%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans13%
$11,116net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$41,320median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,277median debt
#1,539 of 1,704 for earnings#238 of 1,739 for lowest net price#672 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,691tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,400
- Average net price
- $11,116national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,133
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$7,339
$75,001–110,000$8,599
$110,001+$15,991
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,813
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,320middle 50%: $20,849–$67,178
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,277
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,178
Median, American Public University System$41,320
Lower quarter$20,849
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 40,074
- Part-time
- 91%
- Women / men
- 36% / 64%
- Average age at entry
- 32.1
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 18%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,404 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,771
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic20%
Black18%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.0%
Unknown7.4%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting12%
Health professions12%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Computer & information sciences9.2%
Military technologies4.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.9%
Psychology3.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Salem University Salem, WV | $12,107 | 24% | $42,194 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT | $10,887 | 62% | $53,925 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA | $11,900 | 60% | $83,105 |
| California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | $10,939 | 55% | $67,217 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $11,186 | 54% | $69,014 |
| Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA | $10,759 | 55% | $71,264 |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $9,443 | 60% | $52,902 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 449339. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q646842.