University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
Washington, DC · For-profit · Large city · UPWDC
For-profit institution in Washington, DC · 266 undergraduates · $34,961 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Median graduate debt
- Top 5%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $18,868980th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,660254th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,660103rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,791484th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $8,76967th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,9611,801st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,4441,330th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.0%1,147th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.0%972nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2661,824th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.3%1,401st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (DCA)
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 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $52,289 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Key links
- Official websitepotomac.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 384412)
- Compare colleges in DCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in District of ColumbiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus vs Strayer University-District of ColumbiaHigher-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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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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