The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

82.8%

Acceptance rate

$32,798

Avg net price

3,063

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 12Bachelor’s 665Master’s 385Doctoral 227	12	665	385	227
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 196Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	2	196	24	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 87Master’s 12Doctoral 18	None reported	87	12	18
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 72Master’s 5Doctoral 4	None reported	72	5	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 54Master’s 38Doctoral 15	None reported	54	38	15
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 6Doctoral 10	None reported	41	6	10
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 38Master’s 36Doctoral None reported	None reported	38	36	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 36Master’s 13Doctoral 7	None reported	36	13	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 13Doctoral 15	None reported	28	13	15
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 23Master’s 9Doctoral 0	2	23	9	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 2Doctoral 3	None reported	20	2	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s 4Doctoral 1	None reported	15	4	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	14	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s 3Doctoral 2	None reported	12	3	2
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s 3Doctoral 3	None reported	7	3	3
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	7	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 11Doctoral 7	None reported	6	11	7
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 3Doctoral 3	None reported	4	3	3
Associate’s 5Bachelor’s 2Master’s 78Doctoral 6	5	2	78	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	2	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	None reported	1	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 17Doctoral 0	None reported	0	17	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral 112	3	None reported	9	112
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 72Doctoral 21	None reported	None reported	72	21
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 17Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	17	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	0	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

Catholic University

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Landmark Conference

Projected sponsored sports24

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's Soccer

Athletic participation

673 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision I

Binding

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision II

Binding · FAFSA due Feb 1

Feb 1, 2027

Regular Decision

Decision released by Mar 20 · FAFSA due Feb 1

Feb 1, 2027

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $56,930
Required fees: $1,448
Food and housing: $18,200
Books and supplies: $1,216
Other expenses: $3,502
Total: $81,296

Total by year

$67,1562019–2019–20
$69,3862020–2120–21
$72,3262021–2221–22
$75,0062022–2322–23
$77,7842023–2423–24
$81,2962024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $32,798 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation75%

6-year graduation81%

Retention rate83%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$73,250

Median debt$26,000

Campus

Enrollment3,063

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25