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 13%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
- $18,868978th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,660253rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,660102nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,791484th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $8,76966th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,9611,789th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,4441,325th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.0%1,136th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.0%966th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2661,815th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.3%1,387th highest of 2,122 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 | — | — |
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus’s 266 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In DC
- Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 309 undergrads
- Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC · 879 undergrads
- Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC · 1,415 undergrads
- The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · 3,063 undergrads
- University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC · 3,080 undergrads
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · 7,462 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL · 266 undergrads
- Cottey CollegeNevada, MO · 266 undergrads
- Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, CA · 267 undergrads
- Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL · 267 undergrads
- Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington, TX · 268 undergrads
- Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA · 269 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepotomac.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 384412)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in District of ColumbiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Strayer University-District of ColumbiaSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- 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
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