- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, MDSuburb: largeZIP 20912Founded 1904
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1904
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wau.edu
MarylandReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Washington Adventist University
Washington Adventist University is a private nonprofit university in Takoma Park, Maryland, with 452 undergraduates. It admits 46% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $23,303 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate46%
Retention64%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans49%
$23,303net price / year
46%admission rate
980average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$61,426median earnings, 10 yrs
$28,685median debt
#712 of 1,704 for earnings#1,118 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,303 of 1,738 for graduation rate#218 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
- $40,225tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,604
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,604
- Average net price
- $23,303national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,404
$30,001–48,000$19,138
$48,001–75,000$18,605
$75,001–110,000$16,230
$110,001+$27,975
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 46%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 980
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college46%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,311
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,426middle 50%: $36,422–$86,340
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,685
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,340
Median, Washington Adventist University$61,426
Lower quarter$36,422
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
- 452
- Part-time
- 9.7%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 27.1
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 26%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,208 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,786
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,354,339
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White6.9%
Hispanic24%
Black37%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident15%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown10%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions50%
Business & management12%
Liberal arts & humanities8.7%
Theology & religious vocations6.5%
Psychology6.5%
Visual & performing arts6.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
Computer & information sciences2.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 162210. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3551510.