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University of the District of Columbia

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 3,080
Men / Women 33% / 67%
Black 60%
Hispanic 23%
White 8%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Engineering, Computing & Math 18%
Business & Economics 17%
Arts 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Education 6%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,662
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,514
Est. In-State Cost $7,324
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,188
10-Year ROI $128,000
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $4M #248
Life & Natural Sciences $4M #324
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #534
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 2 #248
Humanities & Social Sciences 35 #304
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of the District of Columbia 277 41% / 59% 8% $56,236
Biomedical Engineering 2 50% / 50% 100%
Civil Engineering 5 100% / 0% 40%
Computer Science 20 75% / 25% 30%
Information Technology 6 67% / 33% 33% $76,231
Mathematics 5 80% / 20% 20%
Mechanical Engineering 13 69% / 31% 15%
Biology 12 17% / 83% 17%
Chemistry 3 67% / 33% 0%
Nursing Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $83,477
Accounting 8 25% / 75% 0%
Business Administration 32 47% / 53% 9% $62,580
Finance 3 33% / 67% 0%
Health Services Administration 2 0% / 100% 0%
Hospitality Management 2 50% / 50% 0%
Purchasing and Procurement
Digital Communication 6 50% / 50% 17%
English 4 25% / 75% 0%
Human Development and Family Studies 16 0% / 100% 0% $51,550
Legal Studies 19 26% / 74% 0% $55,775
Political Science 20 40% / 60% 5%
Psychology 19 21% / 79% 0% $53,018
Social Work 16 12% / 88% 0% $36,595
Early Childhood Education 13 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Special Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Architecture 11 73% / 27% 0%
Art 13 +1 54% / 46% 0%
Music 5 60% / 40% 0%
Urban Studies 9 67% / 33% 0%
Electrical Engineering Technology 5 80% / 20% 0%