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The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CUA

Private institution in Washington, DC · 3,063 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $73,250 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
$32,7981,800th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,8341,885th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,8341,883rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$73,1981,837th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$73,250228th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,217186th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.3%196th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.5%506th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.8%1,025th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3,063687th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.7%1,849th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (DCA)

On 4 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$71,473$69,338
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,846$67,101
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$67,660—
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$71,015
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$63,377
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,516—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$58,221$51,607
MarketingBusinessbachelors$55,770$51,425
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,537$53,984
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$50,439$24,421
Architecturebachelors$47,595$42,682
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$46,869$36,745

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The Catholic University of America’s 3,063 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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