Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Washington, DC
Population 4,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,014
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 9%
From Region 33%
Athletes 26.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 23%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Busch School of Business 196 58% / 42% 6% $78,860 79 95%
Accounting 16 56% / 44% 0% $92,571 90 100%
Business +6 $75,566 74
Business Administration 158 58% / 42% 4% $75,961 75 94%
Business Analytics 22 59% / 41% 23% $89,712 88
Marketing $74,948 73
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Conway School of Nursing 87 10% / 90% 0% $88,916 88 98%
Nursing 87 10% / 90% 0% $88,916 88 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
National Catholic School of Social Service 2 0% / 100% 0% $65,784 55 100%
Social Work 2 0% / 100% 0% $65,784 55 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art 28 21% / 79% 4% $44,780 6 98%
Acting 3 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,409 6
Digital Arts 3 67% / 33% 0%
Keyboard Instruments $44,986 6 98%
Music 3 33% / 67% 0% $44,986 6 98%
Music Pedagogy 3 0% / 100% 0% $44,986 6 98%
Music Performance 12 17% / 83% 0% $44,986 6 98%
Music Theory and Composition $44,986 6 98%
Musical Theatre 1 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art +1 $44,395 6
Theater 1 0% / 100% 100% $41,237 4
Voice and Opera 1 0% / 100% 0% $44,986 6 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture and Planning 38 42% / 58% 3% $66,371 56 94%
Architecture 2 50% / 50% 0% $66,371 56 94%
Architecture 36 +1 42% / 58% 3%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 259 46% / 54% 1% $63,115 47 95%
Artificial Intelligence $88,560 87
Computer Science 12 75% / 25% 8% $89,676 88
Chemistry 5 20% / 80% 0% $65,422 54
Financial Mathematics $80,787 81
Mathematics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $72,364 69
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $72,664 69
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $67,066 58
Biology 10 20% / 80% 0% $63,386 48
Economics 5 60% / 40% 0% $86,417 86 100%
International Economics $86,417 86 100%
Anthropology 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $58,860 35
Archaeology $58,270 33
Classics 3 100% / 0% 0%
Communication $68,052 60 100%
English 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $60,562 40 96%
French 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,949 21
General Studies 7 43% / 57% 0% $57,433 30
History 20 +2 50% / 50% 0% $57,706 31 100%
Italian Studies $58,426 33
Latin $55,013 23
Media Studies 14 +4 36% / 64% 0% $68,052 60 100%
Philosophy 30 +3 87% / 13% 0% $59,864 38 86%
Political Science 50 +3 60% / 40% 2% $67,752 59 96%
Psychology 36 +4 22% / 78% 3% $59,408 36 98%
Religious Studies 11 18% / 82% 0% $49,538 12 84%
Sociology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $63,597 49 95%
Spanish +1 $53,949 21 100%
Early Childhood Education $51,492 15 95%
Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $55,193 24
Elementary Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $51,492 15 95%
English Education 4 0% / 100% 0%
History Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,317 24
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $56,157 27
Criminology 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% $59,625 37
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 55 73% / 27% 9% $95,094 92 90%
Biomedical Engineering 9 +2 22% / 78% 22% $95,930 92 96%
Civil Engineering 16 75% / 25% 12% $100,347 94 93%
Computer Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $100,818 95
Electrical Engineering 6 100% / 0% 0% $98,335 93
Mechanical Engineering 22 +1 82% / 18% 5% $89,789 88 86%
Environmental Engineering Technology 1 100% / 0% 0%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,464
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.2% 201 58% / 42% 6% $79,048 79 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.0% 186 48% / 52% 1% $61,690 43 95%
Health Sciences 13.1% 87 10% / 90% 0% $88,916 88 98%
Arts 9.9% 66 33% / 67% 3% $46,657 8 98%
Engineering 8.1% 54 72% / 28% 9% $95,095 92 90%
Education 3.5% 23 13% / 87% 0% $53,165 19 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 15 27% / 73% 0% $64,613 52
Professional 2.0% 13 54% / 46% 0% $59,625 37
Computer Science 1.8% 12 75% / 25% 8% $89,676 88
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 8 50% / 50% 0% $68,063 60

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $39.2M #85 89% $0 6 #188 48 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.7M #159 18% $0 50 #103 24
Engineering $4.1M #223 56% $0.2M 8 #188 59 4
Life & Natural Sciences $1.7M #271 69% $0.0M 4 #185 20
Business & Economics $1.1M #206 37% $0
Health Sciences $0.4M #312 5% $0 9 #147
Computer Science $0.3M #314 34% $0.1M 2 #173
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Total $55.6M #196 73% $0.4M 79 #207 151 15

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind