Washington Adventist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Washington Adventist University

Washington Adventist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Takoma Park, Maryland (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 452 students of which 774 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. Washington Adventist University is categorized as “20” 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 46.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 980. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,526, with published in-state tuition of $26,604 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $30,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 33.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.1%. Graduates earn a median of $64,249 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,114 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 77100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.2% 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.