Catholic University of America

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 4,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,014
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 9%
From Region 33%
Athletes 673 (22.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 23%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

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
Busch School of Business 196 58% 60% 3% 6% 18% 6% $89,789 89 +0.52 84 100%
Accounting 16 — 56% 75% 0% 6% 12% 0% $102,709 85 +1.01 92 100% — — — —
Business Administration 158 — 58% 60% 3% 6% 19% 4% $87,739 81 +0.53 82 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 22 +6 59% 50% 0% 5% 18% 23% $95,116 61 +0.15 88 — — — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $94,406 92 +1.31 88 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Conway School of Nursing 87 10% 76% 6% 5% 7% 0% $87,889 86 -0.43 82 99%
Nursing 87 — 10% 76% 6% 5% 7% 0% $87,889 37 -0.43 82 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
National Catholic School of Social Service 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,513 5 +0.50 21 91%
Social Work 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,513 76 +0.50 21 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art 28 21% 71% 0% 4% 11% 4% $48,862 1 +0.19 7 93%
Acting 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,006 86 +0.80 7 — — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,194 53 -0.13 8 — — — — —
Digital Arts 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,191 54 -0.10 14 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $48,023 55 +0.14 6 92% — — — —
Music 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,023 55 +0.14 6 93% — — — —
Music Pedagogy 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,023 55 +0.14 6 93% — — — —
Music Performance 12 — 17% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $48,023 55 +0.14 6 93% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $48,023 55 +0.14 6 92% — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,902 54 +0.12 6 — — — — —
Studio Art — +1 — — — — — — $49,764 67 +0.31 8 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $48,026 83 +0.66 6 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,023 55 +0.14 6 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture and Planning 38 42% 68% 8% 3% 11% 3% $74,320 56 +0.72 64 100%
Architecture 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,854 80 +0.66 63 100% — — — —
Architecture 36 +1 42% 67% 8% 3% 11% 3% $74,346 83 +0.72 64 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 259 46% 71% 2% 3% 17% 1% $65,657 30 +0.21 43 95%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $98,012 6 -1.37 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 — 75% 58% 0% 17% 17% 8% $101,690 25 -0.68 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $73,679 68 +0.20 62 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics — — — — — — — — $90,213 31 -0.59 84 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $81,132 53 -0.16 75 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,282 63 +0.19 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $77,559 71 +0.54 69 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 20% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $75,636 91 +1.07 66 — — — — —
Economics 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $93,998 56 -0.15 87 81% — — — —
International Economics — — — — — — — — $93,998 56 -0.15 87 81% — — — —
Archaeology — — — — — — — — $60,168 76 +0.32 28 — — — — —
Classics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,363 68 +0.14 23 — — — — —
English 7 +1 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $60,558 88 +0.99 29 96% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,485 53 -0.05 21 — — — — —
General Studies 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,084 59 -0.02 20 — — — — —
History 20 +2 50% 75% 10% 0% 10% 0% $58,398 68 +0.14 23 100% — — — —
Italian Studies — — — — — — — — $58,751 54 -0.04 24 — — — — —
Latin — — — — — — — — $57,757 53 -0.03 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 30 +3 87% 77% 7% 0% 13% 0% $60,638 55 -0.06 29 96% — — — —
Religious Studies 11 — 18% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $49,535 41 -0.16 7 84% — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $53,948 35 -0.36 14 100% — — — —
Anthropology 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,146 69 +0.20 25 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $67,309 73 +0.51 47 97% — — — —
Media Studies 14 +4 36% 50% 0% 7% 36% 0% $67,309 73 +0.51 47 97% — — — —
Political Science 50 +3 60% 86% 0% 2% 8% 2% $69,939 47 -0.17 54 94% — — — —
Psychology 36 +4 22% 61% 6% 3% 22% 3% $61,618 85 +0.99 31 97% — — — —
Sociology 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,594 87 +0.61 37 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $51,490 48 -0.12 10 95% — — — —
Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,825 56 +0.09 17 — — — — —
Elementary Education 11 — 0% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $51,490 48 -0.12 10 95% — — — —
English Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,093 62 +0.09 18 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,079 63 +0.09 18 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,749 55 -0.10 19 — — — — —
Criminology 12 +2 50% 58% 0% 8% 8% 0% $63,663 75 +0.52 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 55 73% 53% 9% 11% 9% 9% $97,659 93 -0.09 89 99%
Biomedical Engineering 9 +2 22% 44% 33% 0% 0% 22% $101,304 65 +0.22 91 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 16 — 75% 56% 0% 6% 19% 12% $92,438 48 +0.02 86 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,395 24 -0.60 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 6 — 100% 33% 0% 50% 0% 0% $104,553 24 -0.59 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 22 +1 82% 59% 9% 9% 9% 5% $98,076 51 -0.14 90 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,165 58 +0.20 85 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,464
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 72%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Business & Economics 30.2% 201 58% 60% 2% 6% 19% 6% $89,894 71 +0.51 84 99% —
Social Sciences 16.1% 107 41% 72% 2% 4% 17% 2% $66,142 78 +0.35 44 96% —
Health Sciences 13.1% 87 10% 76% 6% 5% 7% 0% $87,889 83 -0.43 82 99% —
Humanities 11.9% 79 57% 75% 5% 0% 13% 0% $58,077 67 +0.08 22 95% —
Arts 9.9% 66 33% 70% 5% 3% 11% 3% $63,520 92 +0.49 37 93% —
Engineering 8.1% 54 72% 54% 9% 11% 9% 9% $97,780 30 -0.09 90 99% —
Education 3.5% 23 13% 74% 0% 0% 26% 0% $53,901 52 -0.03 14 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 15 27% 73% 0% 13% 7% 0% $76,277 89 +0.89 67 — —
Professional 2.0% 13 54% 54% 0% 8% 8% 0% $65,779 46 +0.49 43 — —
Computer Science 1.8% 12 75% 58% 0% 17% 17% 8% $101,690 35 -0.68 92 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 8 50% 50% 0% 0% 38% 0% $77,118 46 +0.11 69 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $39.2M #85 89% $0 6 #187 48 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.7M #159 18% $0 50 #103 24 —
Engineering $4.1M #223 56% $0.2M 8 #188 59 4
Life & Natural Sciences $1.7M #271 69% $0.0M 4 #185 20 —
Business & Economics $1.1M #206 37% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #312 5% $0 9 #147 — —
Computer Science $0.3M #314 34% $0.1M 2 #173 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $55.6M #196 73% $0.4M 79 #207 151 15

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 116 $145K $90K $55K
Football 105 $670K $575K $95K
Lacrosse 57 $203K $212K -$9K
Baseball 47 $325K $357K -$32K
Soccer 36 $178K $182K -$3K
Rowing 34 $172K $125K $47K
Swimming & Diving 33 $90K $75K $14K
Basketball 18 $359K $390K -$31K
Golf 12 $87K $70K $16K
Tennis 11 $57K $84K -$27K
Total 404 $2.3M $2.2M $126K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 79 $145K $90K $55K
Swimming & Diving 37 $90K $81K $8K
Lacrosse 35 $183K $261K -$78K
Soccer 35 $137K $145K -$8K
Rowing 28 $167K $125K $41K
Softball 24 $135K $214K -$79K
Field Hockey 21 $140K $154K -$14K
Basketball 19 $315K $325K -$10K
Volleyball 17 $135K $181K -$46K
Tennis 11 $83K $78K $5K
Golf 9 $68K $67K $397
Total 269 $1.6M $1.7M -$125K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 195 $291K $181K $110K
Football 105 $670K $575K $95K
Lacrosse 92 $386K $474K -$88K
Soccer 71 $316K $327K -$11K
Swimming & Diving 70 $180K $156K $23K
Rowing 62 $339K $251K $88K
Baseball 47 $325K $357K -$32K
Basketball 37 $674K $715K -$41K
Softball 24 $135K $214K -$79K
Tennis 22 $141K $163K -$21K
Field Hockey 21 $140K $154K -$14K
Golf 21 $155K $137K $17K
Volleyball 17 $135K $181K -$46K
Total 673 $6.1M $6.1M $29K

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 86%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

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 blind