Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$29,561 Annual average after aid AvailableThe Catholic University of America
● Washington, DC
Private nonprofit Bachelor's Main campus
Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
79.5% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
82.8% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
3,154 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableBasics
- School type
- Private nonprofit
- Predominant degree
- Bachelor's
- Highest degree
- Graduate
- Campus status
- Main campus
- Branch count
- 1
Links and location
- Website
- www.catholic.edu ↗
- Net price calculator
- Open calculator ↗
- Location
- Washington, DC 20064
- Coordinates
- 38.933651, -76.997909
Cost and aid (2023-24)
- Average net price
- $29,561
- Median debt of completers
- $22,250
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%
Admissions (2023-24)
- Admission rate
- 82.8%
- SAT average
- Not available
- ACT midpoint
- Not available
Outcomes (2021 cohort)
- Graduation rate (150% time)
- 79.5%
- Retention rate (full-time)
- 86.5%
Student body (2023-24)
- Total students
- 3,154
- Undergraduate students
- 3,154
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%
- Federal loan share
- 47.8%
Top programs
| Program | Common credential | CIP | Awards count | Program earnings | Program debt | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5202 | 397,375 | $70,695 | $23,426 | Available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2401 | 537,156 | $46,008 | $16,807 | Available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5138 | 316,831 | $93,478 | $25,113 | Available |
| Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5203 | 93,386 | $69,201 | $24,470 | Available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1312 | 108,584 | $47,556 | $23,490 | Available |
| Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2601 | 105,024 | $54,714 | $23,478 | Available |
| Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4201 | 143,410 | $50,266 | $24,451 | Available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1101 | 90,797 | $81,614 | $23,629 | Available |
| English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2301 | 37,440 | $45,329 | $23,279 | Available |
| Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 2701 | 29,013 | $65,873 | $21,236 | Available |
| History. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5401 | 31,475 | $46,980 | $23,168 | Available |
| Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5007 | 37,241 | $38,223 | $23,613 | Available |
| Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 0901 | 62,780 | $52,134 | $24,035 | Available |
| Music. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5009 | 25,734 | $41,501 | $24,007 | Available |
| Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4005 | 20,997 | $64,217 | $22,619 | Available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1313 | 42,126 | $53,153 | $24,990 | Available |
| Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4510 | 47,642 | $59,747 | $22,787 | Available |
| Sociology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4511 | 35,824 | $48,167 | $24,111 | Available |
| Marketing. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5214 | 52,226 | $64,664 | $23,710 | Available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5005 | 16,725 | $36,529 | $23,359 | Available |
| Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1107 | 60,965 | $105,557 | $22,671 | Available |
| Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1310 | 36,028 | $55,787 | $25,079 | Available |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1609 | 13,699 | $48,720 | $21,836 | Available |
| Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5201 | 56,566 | $64,614 | $23,984 | Available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 5110 | 19,023 | $53,231 | $20,063 | Available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5208 | 58,746 | $83,198 | $23,264 | Available |
| Physics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4008 | 13,468 | $77,438 | $22,818 | Available |
| Economics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4506 | 47,798 | $77,707 | $21,740 | Available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3099 | 31,618 | $54,053 | $23,760 | Available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1304 | 45,539 | $78,783 | $26,611 | Available |
| Education, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 1301 | 29,488 | $60,234 | $23,307 | Available |
| Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 3801 | 9,802 | $45,521 | $21,625 | Available |
| Social Work. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4407 | 58,884 | $54,070 | $25,459 | Available |
| Public Health. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5122 | 41,276 | $67,307 | $26,325 | Available |
| Human Resources Management and Services. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5210 | 26,795 | $70,945 | $26,549 | Available |
| Religion/Religious Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3802 | 9,167 | $40,856 | $25,626 | Available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4228 | 34,456 | $67,098 | $27,602 | Available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2602 | 14,334 | $57,887 | $21,949 | Available |
| Management Information Systems and Services. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 5212 | 12,479 | $79,787 | $24,186 | Available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. Post-baccalaureate Certificate | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 5213 | 48,731 | $99,663 | $23,026 | Available |
| International Business. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 5211 | 8,031 | $70,879 | $22,551 | Available |
| Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4502 | 11,118 | $41,991 | $22,412 | Available |
| Social Sciences, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4501 | 17,517 | $48,406 | $22,946 | Available |
| Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0501 | 5,742 | $48,761 | $20,756 | Available |
| Curriculum and Instruction. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1303 | 19,293 | $62,118 | $28,000 | Available |
| Fire Protection. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4302 | 13,855 | $62,721 | $15,870 | Available |
| Human Services, General. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4400 | 12,608 | $45,185 | $28,277 | Available |
| Information Science/Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1104 | 17,486 | $84,043 | $28,014 | Available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1410 | 26,474 | $103,406 | $23,781 | Available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4509 | 13,625 | $65,212 | $21,489 | Available |
| Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1419 | 44,778 | $96,021 | $23,569 | Available |
| Applied Mathematics. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 2703 | 11,046 | $90,015 | $21,123 | Available |
| Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 1409 | 17,112 | $108,715 | $23,411 | Available |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 4701 | 8,066 | $49,416 | $11,394 | Available |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1505 | 9,184 | $46,898 | $12,877 | Available |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3906 | 11,103 | $53,555 | $26,817 | Available |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1605 | 1,128 | $52,860 | $22,195 | Available |
| Civil Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1408 | 20,673 | $85,856 | $23,820 | Available |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 4227 | 20,966 | $58,917 | $21,865 | Available |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 2200 | 4,591 | $59,471 | $27,875 | Available |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1612 | 1,416 | $35,299 | $23,064 | Available |
| Biotechnology. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2612 | 4,265 | $77,073 | $21,113 | Available |
| Criminology. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4504 | 10,938 | $53,796 | $24,014 | Available |
| Public Policy Analysis. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4405 | 6,504 | $78,585 | $21,110 | Available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1405 | 13,203 | $94,057 | $22,978 | Available |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3907 | 2,961 | $39,855 | $25,972 | Available |
| Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 1515 | 6,628 | $103,234 | $24,379 | Available |
| Bible/Biblical Studies. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 3902 | 3,593 | $40,178 | $26,386 | Available |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2604 | 6,370 | $69,459 | $19,961 | Available |
| Law. First Professional Degree | First Professional Degree | 2201 | 32,133 | $112,382 | Not available | Available |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2202 | 12,072 | $99,556 | $23,261 | Available |
| Architecture. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0402 | 4,822 | $64,581 | $26,489 | Available |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0403 | 2,213 | $68,032 | $22,851 | Available |
| Religious Education. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 3904 | 1,206 | $39,363 | $26,142 | Available |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 4399 | 1,557 | $71,904 | $23,212 | Available |
| Materials Engineering. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1418 | 3,487 | $88,389 | $23,145 | Available |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 1611 | 599 | $45,910 | $15,526 | Available |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. Associate's Degree | Associate's Degree | 3999 | 823 | $48,786 | $27,252 | Available |
| Library Science and Administration. Master's Degree | Master's Degree | 2501 | 6,321 | $55,679 | $30,265 | Available |
| Archeology. Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 4503 | 334 | $40,591 | $23,008 | Available |
| Materials Sciences. Doctoral Degree | Doctoral Degree | 4010 | 658 | $111,083 | $24,750 | Available |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 3013 | 129 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 4799 | 1,184 | $46,678 | $10,193 | Available |
| Housing and Human Environments. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 1906 | 468 | $60,873 | $23,980 | Available |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other. Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 0499 | 240 | $56,612 | $25,610 | Available |
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Private nonprofitBachelor'sMain campus
Snapshot
Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.
$29,561 Annual average after aid AvailableGraduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.
79.5% 150% time AvailableAdmission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.
82.8% Where reported AvailableStudent size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.
3,154 Undergraduate enrollment AvailableMedian debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.
$22,250 Completers / borrowers AvailableRetention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.
86.5% First-year return AvailableCost
⌄Net price, aid, debt, and repayment
Admissions
⌄Application info and selectivity
Outcomes
⌄Graduation, retention, earnings
Student Body
⌄Enrollment and demographics
Programs
View all397,375›▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156›▱Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
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