Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
2,241
49.7% Female
50.3% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation)
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
241
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
92
Doctoral Research
46
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
3
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.28%
Asian
9.06%
Black or African American
7.05%
Hispanic or Latino
0.13%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
53.99%
White
5.76%
Two or more races
3.66%
Unknown
15.89%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$60
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.catholic.edu/admission

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$52,190

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
92
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
46
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
2
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
7
Post Master's Certificate
4
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Acting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
American Government and Politics (United States Master's Degree Yes No
American History (United States) Master's Degree Yes No
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Bible/Biblical Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Clinical Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Conducting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree Yes No
Development Economics and International Development Master's Degree Yes No
Developmental and Child Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Directing and Theatrical Production Master's Degree Yes No
Divinity/Ministry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Education, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Master's Degree Yes No
European History Master's Degree Yes No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Fire Services Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Health Services Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Hebrew Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree Yes No
Human Services, General Master's Degree Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Latin Language and Literature Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Nursing Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree Yes No
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's Degree Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Religious Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree Yes No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree Yes No
Stringed Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Master's Degree Yes No
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Theology/Theological Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Transportation and Highway Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 425 324 101 0
With faculty status 324 324 0 0
Tenured 184 184 0 0
On tenure track 60 60 0 0
Not on tenure track 80 80 0 0
Annual contract 80 80 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 101 0 101 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$52,190
Financial aid office web address
https://financial-aid.catholic.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$9,780
Typical Board
$7,590
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$52,190
Full time Fees$1,030
Part time, per credit hour$2,075

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Law $57,216 $1,220

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
2,241
49.7% Female
50.3% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.28%
Asian
9.06%
Black or African American
7.05%
Hispanic or Latino
0.13%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
53.99%
White
5.76%
Two or more races
3.66%
Unknown
15.89%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 2
Asian 46 50
Black Or African American 68 135
Hispanic Or Latino 78 80
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 2
Non-resident Alien 231 125
White 592 618
Two Or More Races 69 60
Unknown 40 42

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
387
49.9% Male
50.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
94
36.2% Male
63.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
107
42.1% Male
57.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
9
88.9% Male
11.1% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
2

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
620 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20064
Phone
202-319-5000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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