unitid 162210 · Takoma Park, MD · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Washington Adventist University
- enrollment 2023
- 807
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
46%
17th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
452
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
29%
finish within 150% time
11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$34,309
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,526
after aid, aided students
29th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$64,249
after entry, Title IV students
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$30,500
98th 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 $17,534 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
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k23%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $34,061
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,604
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 43 | — | $47,033 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 14 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 11 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 11 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 10 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 8 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 6 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 5 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 5 | — | — |
— 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.