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Catholic University of America

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Washington, DC
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,063
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 43%
Black 19%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 7%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Arts 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,378
Est. Cost of Attendance $75,481
10-Year ROI $172,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 79%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $41M #163
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #214
Engineering, Computing & Math $5M #236
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 178 #137
Engineering, Computing & Math 10 #202
Life & Natural Sciences 19 #448

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Busch School of Business 154 51% / 49% 4% $89,465
Accounting 10 40% / 60% 0% $87,589
Business
Business Administration 126 51% / 49% 2% $89,614
Business Analytics 18 61% / 39% 22%
Marketing
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Conway School of Nursing 79 6% / 94% 0% $95,211
Nursing 79 6% / 94% 0% $95,211
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
National Catholic School of Social Service 5 20% / 80% 20% $65,510
Social Work 5 20% / 80% 20% $65,510
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art 42 29% / 71% 2% $41,872
Art History 3 33% / 67% 0%
Keyboard Instruments 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,872
Music 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,872
Music Pedagogy 3 33% / 67% 0% $41,872
Music Performance 16 12% / 88% 0% $41,872
Music Theory and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0% $41,872
Studio Art 6 +1 33% / 67% 17%
Theater 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Voice and Opera 4 25% / 75% 0% $41,872
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture and Planning 42 40% / 60% 0% $63,850
Architecture 42 40% / 60% 0% $63,850
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences 242 38% / 62% 3% $57,337
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science 15 80% / 20% 20%
Financial Mathematics
Mathematics 2 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Physics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biochemistry 3 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 14 29% / 71% 0%
Chemistry 6 33% / 67% 0%
Economics 4 50% / 50% 0%
International Economics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Archaeology
Communication 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $63,441
Criminology 11 +2 45% / 55% 0%
English 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $55,764
French
General Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
History 19 +3 63% / 37% 5% $54,135
Italian Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Latin
Media Studies 12 42% / 58% 0% $63,441
Philosophy 20 80% / 20% 0% $56,159
Political Science 29 +1 55% / 45% 3% $63,655
Psychology 62 +2 15% / 85% 3% $55,855
Religious Studies 10 +5 60% / 40% 0%
Sociology 8 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,751
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $49,543
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $47,361
Education 3 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $47,361
History Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics Teacher Education
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering 41 63% / 37% 17% $87,565
Biomedical Engineering 12 50% / 50% 17% $88,913
Civil Engineering 9 +3 67% / 33% 22% $93,007
Computer Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical Engineering 4 100% / 0% 50%
Mechanical Engineering 15 60% / 40% 7% $83,222