Catholic Distance University
Charles Town, WV · Private · Town (fringe) · CDU
Private institution in Charles Town, WV · 95 undergraduates.
- Top 1%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 12%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,600545th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,600237th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
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Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 951,988th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3.0:112th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.0%1,708th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (IAD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Catholic Distance University’s 95 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WV
Elsewhere
- Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO · 95 undergrads
- Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimack, NH · 95 undergrads
- Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC · 94 undergrads
- Elim Bible Institute and CollegeLima, NY · 94 undergrads
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdison, NJ · 96 undergrads
- Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, NY · 93 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecdu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 475398)
- 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
- Compare with Appalachian Bible CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Catholic Distance University vs Appalachian Bible CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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