University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus

University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus operates as a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 809 students of which 841 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus is categorized as “29” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. Net price data is not yet reported, with published in-state tuition of $6,660 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $8,769, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 38.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.0%. Graduates earn a median of $34,961 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,444 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 35400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.