- The Inkwell
- District of Columbia
- The Catholic University of America
Washington, DCCity: largeZIP 20064Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.catholic.edu
- Member of
- ORAU
District of ColumbiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America is a private nonprofit university in Washington, District of Columbia, with 3,154 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 76% within six years and costs $32,543 a year after aid.
76%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention86%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans48%
$32,543net price / year
83%admission rate
—average SAT
76%graduate in 6 years
$81,308median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,469median debt
#188 of 1,704 for earnings#1,531 of 1,739 for lowest net price#246 of 1,738 for graduation rate#943 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $77,564tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $60,414
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $60,414
- Average net price
- $32,543national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,245
$30,001–48,000$24,802
$48,001–75,000$26,171
$75,001–110,000$28,183
$110,001+$37,786
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college76%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 76%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $70,086
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $81,308middle 50%: $56,961–$114,134
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,469
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,134
Median, The Catholic University of America$81,308
Lower quarter$56,961
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
- 3,154
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 10%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,252 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $22,922
- Endowment, end of year
- $382,564,811
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic22%
Black8.7%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.2%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Health professions13%
Social sciences11%
Engineering8.0%
Philosophy & religious studies6.1%
Architecture5.6%
Psychology5.3%
Visual & performing arts4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 131283. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q179036.