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American Public University System

Charles Town, WV · For-profit · Town (fringe) · APUS · American Military University American Public University

For-profit institution in Charles Town, WV · 38,976 undergraduates · $44,409 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$9,104272nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,400410th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$8,400166th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$16,358210th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,743858th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,4091,385th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,9171,643rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.2%1,024th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.6%157th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
38,97620th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.7%1,474th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (IAD)

On 10 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,846$63,005
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$65,797$76,460
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$60,933$60,192
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$60,771$49,937
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$60,358$56,484
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$58,673—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$54,254$54,109
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,815$54,689
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$53,436$51,899
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$53,358$54,644
Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$52,538$53,858
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$52,107

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to American Public University System’s 38,976 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In WV

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