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.
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 8%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Full-time retention
- Top 11%Cost of attendance
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,400411th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,400167th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,358210th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,743865th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,4091,391st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,9171,653rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.2%1,031st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 93.6%159th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 38,97620th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,064th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.7%1,488th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,846 | $63,005 |
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $65,797 | $76,460 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $60,933 | $60,192 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $60,771 | $49,937 |
| International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $60,358 | $56,484 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $58,673 | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $54,254 | $54,109 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $53,815 | $54,689 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $53,436 | $51,899 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $53,358 | $54,644 |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $52,538 | $53,858 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,107 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteapus.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 449339)
- Compare colleges in WVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in West VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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