Washington, DC
Catholic University of America
https://www.cua.eduRepayment outcome
94.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$36,200–$77,400
middle 50% · median $54,500
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$34,086
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$22,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$54,023
Default rate
2.6%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering$71,015
- Health Professions$69,338
- Legal Studies$64,162
- Transportation$63,997
- Library Science$55,813
- Public Admin$54,855
- Business$54,035
- Visual & Performing Arts$52,107
- Theology$50,439
- Education$44,835
- Physical Sciences$42,682
- Psychology$37,856
- Communication and Media Studies.$36,745
- Social Sciences$35,891
- English & Literature$33,993
- Biology$33,993
- Philosophy$29,685
- History$29,685
- Foreign Languages$24,421
Academics
Acceptance
60.1%
Avg SAT
1,118
Enrollment
3,641
What students study
17 fields offered
Social Sciences
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions10.9%
- 03Architecture10.6%
- 04Business10.3%
- 05Engineering7.8%
- 06Psychology7.5%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts5.1%
- 08Communications5.1%
- 09Philosophy4.6%
- 10Education3.6%
- 11History3.5%
- 12English & Literature2.8%
- 13Computer Science2.7%
- 14Public Admin2.7%
- 15Liberal Arts2.4%
- 16Foreign Languages2.1%
- 17Biology2.0%