- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Washington University of Science and Technology
Alexandria, VACity: midsizeZIP 22314Founded 2008
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 2008
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2014
- Website
- www.wust.edu
VirginiaPrivate for-profit
Washington University of Science and Technology
Washington University of Science and Technology is a private for-profit university in Alexandria, Virginia, with 400 undergraduates. It admits 7.3% of applicants, graduates 33% within six years and costs $22,271 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Admission rate7.3%
Retention75%
4-year graduation8.3%
Pell Grant share2.7%
Federal loans1.1%
$22,271net price / year
7.3%admission rate
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,040 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,505 of 1,738 for graduation rate#21 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
- $22,887tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,595
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $14,595
- Average net price
- $22,271national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,137
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$22,387
$110,001+$22,422
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 7.3%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college7.3%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college2.7%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 8.3%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Washington University of Science and Technology—
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
- 400
- Part-time
- 2.2%
- Women / men
- 34% / 66%
- Average age at entry
- —
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 2.7%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 3.0%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,000 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,344
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
Two or more races0.5%
U.S. nonresident92%
Unknown7.5%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences67%
Business & management33%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 483780. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q19880836.