The Catholic University of America

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,154 students of which 3,248 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. The Catholic University of America is categorized as “16” 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. The reported admission rate is 82.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,561, with published in-state tuition of $58,378 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.5%. Graduates earn a median of $73,250 ten years after enrolling, compared with $63,217 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 136800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.7% 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.