Washington, DC
University of the District of Columbia
https://www.udc.eduRepayment outcome
60.4%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$18,700–$55,100
middle 50% · median $36,200
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
$15,453
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$9,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$19,873
Default rate
18.6%
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.
- Criminal Justice$63,005
- Health Professions$57,901
- Education$56,776
- Computer Science$43,575
- Social Sciences$42,682
- Business$42,682
- Legal Studies$39,927
- Biology$36,141
- Public Admin$35,060
- Family Sciences$33,993
- Psychology$30,409
- Liberal Arts$29,685
Academics
Acceptance
66.9%
Avg SAT
1,046.5
Enrollment
4,487
What students study
20 fields offered
Business
18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions16.2%
- 03Liberal Arts8.6%
- 04Education6.9%
- 05Legal Studies6.6%
- 06Social Sciences6.6%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts4.8%
- 08Engineering Tech4.6%
- 09Biology3.0%
- 10Computer Science2.7%
- 11Culinary & Personal2.4%
- 12Public Admin2.4%
- 13Family Sciences2.2%
- 14Psychology1.9%
- 15Communications1.9%
- 16Engineering1.6%
- 17Interdisciplinary1.6%
- 18Criminal Justice1.5%
- 19Comm. Tech1.3%
- 20English & Literature1.0%