University of the District of Columbia

University of the District of Columbia is a public college in Washington, DC. Its average net price is $9,519 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$8,980
$30,001 to $48,000$8,237
$48,001 to $75,000$10,549
$75,001 to $110,000$13,676
$110,001 and up$14,942
$8,636Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$17,180Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$9,519Average Net Price
$18,591Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$1,149Books and Supplies
40.7%Students on Pell Grants
18.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,102
8 years after entry$47,567
10 years after entry$49,165
30.1%Graduation Rate
67.6%Retention Rate
$23,126Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Washington, DCLocation
Large citySetting
3,351Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,147 Small program - rough guide n=46$30,250 Small program - rough guide n=43
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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