Private nonprofit · Washington, District of Columbia
The Catholic University of America: cost, debt and earnings by major
32 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $32,543
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 76%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,154
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,469
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $27,245 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $24,802 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $26,171 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $28,183 |
| $110,000+ | $37,786 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (21)
- Accounting and Related Services$114,909
- Finance and Financial Management Services$98,856
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,949
- Civil Engineering$93,821
- Economics$91,962
- Mechanical Engineering$90,355
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$87,907
- Marketing$85,029
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$81,519
- Political Science and Government$73,917
- Communication and Media Studies$73,073
- Architecture$69,838
- Social Work$65,185
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$59,262 (1 yr)
- History$52,980
- Psychology, General$52,846
- Religion/Religious Studies$52,638
- Philosophy$49,378
- Music$46,123
- Biology, General$44,532 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,154 (1 yr)
Master's programs (5)
Doctoral programs (1)
First professional programs (5)
- Law$112,809
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$111,378
- Library Science and Administration$76,685
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$71,500 (1 yr)
- Social Work$68,031