unitid 131283 · Washington, DC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
The Catholic University of America
- enrollment 2023
- 5,428
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
83%
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,154
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
20%
undergrads on Pell grants
21st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
79%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$75,481
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$29,561
after aid, aided students
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$73,250
after entry, Title IV students
86th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,358 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k10%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $114,619
- First-generation students
- 10%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $58,378
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 164 | $79,779 | $26,000 |
| Law. | 107 | $118,594 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 77 | $94,074 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 64 | $70,657 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | 57 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 52 | $61,999 | $26,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 51 | $65,661 | — |
| Architecture. | 43 | $68,607 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 32 | $92,376 | $27,000 |
| Philosophy. | 30 | $62,337 | $23,843 |
| Library Science and Administration. | 29 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.