University of the District of Columbia

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,712
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 87%
From Region 9%
Athletes 105 (7.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 55%
Hispanic 22%
International 7%
White 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of the District of Columbia 259 40% 5% 4% 54% 21% 7% $69,003 40 -0.09 82 92%
Biomedical Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $91,680 29 -0.60 96 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,561 44 -0.11 96 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $96,802 7 -0.96 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 9 — 56% 0% 0% 67% 0% 11% $91,059 12 -1.02 95 — — — — —
Computer Science 17 — 71% 6% 18% 53% 18% 6% $90,803 12 -1.00 95 86% — — — —
Information Technology 9 — 44% 0% 11% 67% 11% 0% $80,869 16 -0.85 91 95% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $69,614 43 -0.19 83 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% 0% $65,283 19 -0.76 79 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 57% 0% 0% 57% 14% 14% $65,901 48 -0.06 79 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,006 43 -0.09 76 — — — — —
Nursing Education 12 — 17% 0% 0% 92% 8% 0% $87,571 35 -0.46 94 87% — — — —
Accounting 15 +2 33% 0% 7% 27% 27% 27% $88,020 57 +0.06 94 90% — — — —
Business Administration 32 +1 53% 3% 3% 50% 31% 12% $65,915 24 -0.61 79 100% — — — —
Finance 9 +5 67% 0% 0% 44% 22% 33% $79,724 18 -0.67 90 — — — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $64,219 56 -0.11 78 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 3 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $60,756 56 +0.01 73 — — — — —
Purchasing and Procurement — — — — — — — — $65,915 4 -1.52 79 100% — — — —
English 4 — 75% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $61,233 90 +1.08 74 94% — — — —
Digital Communication 9 — 67% 0% 0% 56% 0% 0% $60,153 49 -0.16 72 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 22 — 14% 0% 0% 55% 27% 0% $59,897 89 +0.79 72 92% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 36% 9% 0% 55% 9% 9% $67,649 40 -0.34 81 89% — — — —
Psychology 10 +1 50% 0% 0% 50% 40% 10% $56,389 62 +0.20 66 81% — — — —
Social Work 14 — 29% 7% 0% 64% 21% 0% $62,128 96 +1.05 75 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 16 — 0% 0% 0% 75% 25% 0% $59,355 91 +1.05 71 — — — — —
Elementary Education 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,432 91 +1.06 71 — — — — —
Special Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $60,307 75 +0.66 72 — — — — —
Architecture 7 — 71% 14% 14% 14% 29% 14% $64,118 28 -0.45 77 — — — — —
Art 13 — 31% 15% 8% 77% 0% 0% $47,221 54 +0.04 44 — — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 20% 0% 60% 20% 0% $46,649 48 -0.01 43 — — — — —
Urban Studies 6 — 0% 17% 0% 33% 33% 0% $63,064 23 -0.57 76 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $89,866 49 +0.09 95 — — — — —
Legal Studies 7 — 29% 0% 0% 57% 29% 0% $58,309 46 -0.22 69 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,948
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,313
Est. In-State Cost $7,694
Est. Out-of-State Cost $17,222
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 33%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.5% 66 33% 3% 0% 56% 21% 3% $61,166 61 +0.44 74 90% —
Business & Economics 22.8% 59 47% 2% 3% 44% 27% 19% $73,379 35 -0.41 86 97% —
Arts 12.0% 31 35% 16% 6% 52% 16% 3% $54,011 62 -0.20 61 — —
Computer Science 10.0% 26 62% 4% 15% 58% 15% 4% $87,364 13 -0.95 94 90% —
Education 8.5% 22 14% 0% 0% 59% 41% 0% $59,495 82 +1.00 71 — —
Engineering 5.8% 15 67% 20% 0% 53% 7% 7% $91,974 7 -0.84 96 — —
Health Sciences 4.6% 12 17% 0% 0% 92% 8% 0% $87,571 82 -0.46 94 87% —
Professional 3.5% 9 44% 0% 0% 56% 22% 0% $65,322 45 -0.15 79 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 7 57% 0% 0% 57% 14% 14% $65,901 40 -0.06 79 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 6 0% 0% 17% 50% 17% 17% $66,727 17 -0.57 80 — —
Humanities 1.5% 4 75% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $61,233 79 +1.08 74 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,006 62 -0.09 76 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $4.1M #96 52% $0 — — — —
Engineering $3.6M #226 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #349 100% $0 2 #173 29 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #547 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #326 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 6 #377 — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.2M #326 76% $0 8 #491 29 —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 24 $503K $503K $0
Lacrosse 18 $488K $488K $0
Basketball 13 $621K $621K $0
Tennis 8 $213K $213K $0
Total 59 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $166K $166K $0
Cross Country 14 $140K $140K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 14 $150K $150K $0
Lacrosse 13 $368K $368K $0
Basketball 12 $518K $518K $0
Tennis 6 $245K $245K $0
Total 46 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 31 $856K $856K $0
Basketball 25 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 24 $503K $503K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $166K $166K $0
Cross Country 14 $140K $140K $0
Tennis 14 $459K $459K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 14 $150K $150K $0
Total 105 $4.4M $4.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional