The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,891
Graduate Enrollment: 2,130
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, medium, highly residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 86.01%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 10.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2011)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
2015 Median Admit SAT: 1,130


2015 Median Admit ACT: 25


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 84.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 78.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 72.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 65.1% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 67.1%
Black: 5.0%
Hispanic: 15.0%
Asian: 2.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.0%
Non-resident alien: 3.0%
Unknown race: 3.1%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $67,366
In-State tuition: $52,156
Out-of-State tuition: $52,156

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,020 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,150 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,020 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,150 (2022)

Average Family Income: $137,114 (2017)
Median Family Income: $114,619 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 11.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 46.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $276 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $24,241
$30k-48k $25,854
$48k-75k $26,915
$75k-110k $27,059
$110k+ $38,140

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 66%
6-year graduation rate: 74%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $26,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $24,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 80.0% (2015)
@3 year 83.3% (2017)
@5 year 87.2% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 57.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 56.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $52,879 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $64,437 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 52 $27,000 $283 $48,213 ($4,018) $58,215 ($4,851)
Master's Degree Architecture. 27
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 28 $27,000 $286 $43,338 ($3,612) $62,150 ($5,179)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 12
Master's Degree Computer Science. 8
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 4
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Education, General. 2
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 3
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 16 $42,306 ($3,526) $54,358 ($4,530)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 7
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 24 $56,204 ($4,684) $86,489 ($7,207)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 4
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 33
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 14
Master's Degree Biology, General. 6
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 7
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 37 $23,843 $284 $53,098 ($4,425)
Master's Degree Philosophy. 14
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 10
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 12
Doctoral Degree Bible/Biblical Studies. 8
Master's Degree Religious Education. 1
Master's Degree Theological and Ministerial Studies. 61 $52,171 ($4,348) $61,312 ($5,109)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Theological and Ministerial Studies. 7
Master's Degree Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. 44
Doctoral Degree Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. 20 $70,611 ($5,884) $71,352 ($5,946)
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 8 $53,818 ($4,485)
Master's Degree Sociology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 5
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 14
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Music. 33 $24,625 $250 $35,385 ($2,949)
Master's Degree Music. 7
Doctoral Degree Music. 11
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 73 $27,000 $286 $74,663 ($6,222) $79,813 ($6,651)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 29 $700 $100,495 ($8,375) $106,457 ($8,871)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 17
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 25 $390 $68,040 ($5,670) $86,263 ($7,189)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 24 $26,000 $270 $52,864 ($4,405) $69,409 ($5,784)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 33
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 6
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 38 $24,750 $261 $72,304 ($6,025) $83,146 ($6,929)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 15
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 9
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 12
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 37 $27,000 $286 $74,304 ($6,192) $80,518 ($6,710)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 9
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 3
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 20
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 11
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Doctoral Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
First Professional Degree Law. 103 $1,683 $67,970 ($5,664) $103,990 ($8,666)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 9 $52,555 ($4,380)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 1
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 3
Master's Degree Physics. 4
Doctoral Degree Physics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 66 $26,000 $276 $26,729 ($2,227) $55,808 ($4,651)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 19
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 2
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 1
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 5
Associate's Degree Human Services, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 21 $25,000 $270 $53,147 ($4,429)
Master's Degree Social Work. 191
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 7
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 7
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 11
Master's Degree Economics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 69 $25,000 $265 $39,525 ($3,294) $61,154 ($5,096)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 14
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 32 $25,725 $273 $66,230 ($5,519) $82,248 ($6,854)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 4
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 46 $24,620 $261 $60,196 ($5,016) $87,663 ($7,305)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 1 $83,651 ($6,971)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 6
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 62 $27,000 $286 $49,211 ($4,101) $67,030 ($5,586)
Bachelor's Degree History. 19 $26,000 $265 $50,214 ($4,185)
Master's Degree History. 6
Doctoral Degree History. 1


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $86,283
Full time faculty: 52%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0

School's endowment start of year: $266,907,550 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $341,804,586 (2022)