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Statement · Washington, DC

University of the District of Columbia

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,268 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $20,437.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $44,236 ten years after entering, the 31st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 33% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
4,747

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $20,437 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,268 and $16,312 a year depending on income at University of the District of Columbia.

Statement of cost · University of the District of Columbia

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$20,437
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,268
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,648
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,662

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,268; $30–48k: $10,399; $48–75k: $10,557; $75–110k: $16,312; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,268
$30k–$48k$10,399
$48k–$75k$10,557
$75k–$110k$16,312
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $44,236; the median graduate who borrowed owes $24,872.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$36,358
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$40,032
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
31st percentile among public 4-years
$44,236
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
88th percentile among public 4-years
$24,872
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $36,358; 8 yrs after entry: $40,032; 10 yrs after entry: $44,236. Median graduate debt: $24,872. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $24,872.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$36,358
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$40,032
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$44,236
Median graduate debt$24,872

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of the District of Columbia
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree91$39,549$11,200
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree60$69,464$32,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree58$41,565$25,795
LawFirst Professional Degree48not reportednot reported
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree47$92,660$21,475
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree30not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree21not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree20not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree20$57,220$43,500
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree19not reported$29,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree19$58,850$32,751
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree19not reported$36,562
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree18$61,910$40,750
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree16not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree15not reported$32,160
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
ArchitectureBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree12$84,616not reported
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree12$55,278not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree8not reportednot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree12not reportednot reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree12$40,620$49,652
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree0not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of the District of Columbia: 3,351 undergraduates; 36% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

3,351

39th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

36%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

62nd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

33%

finish within 150% of normal time

25th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

51%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$19,867

11th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k55%
  • $30k–$48k22%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k6%
  • Over $110k3%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k55%
$30k–$48k22%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k6%
Over $110k3%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.