District of Columbia Nursing Colleges

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 11,763 undergraduates at GWU, of which 10,141 are full-time, and there are 27,017 students altogether. Students tend to stick around at GWU. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

About 43% of students who apply get accepted. Of the accepted students, 36% are men and 64% are women.

Approximately 35% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $8,914 a year. The school reports a student loan default rate of 1.3% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

Students who graduate from GWU with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $62,584 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 7,357 undergraduates at Georgetown, of which 6,610 are full-time, and there are 19,371 students altogether. Georgetown has a freshman retention rate of 94%, which is a good sign that once students arrive at the school, they want to stay.

The acceptance rate at Georgetown is 17%, making it one of the most selective schools in the country. Around 43% of accepted students are men, and 57% are women.

28% of Georgetown students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $7,431 a year. The student loan default rate of 0.7% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

Students who graduate from Georgetown with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $71,107 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 5,366 students at CUA in total, 3,055 of which are undergraduates, and of those, 2,934 are full-time. For undergraduates at CUA, the average graduation time is 4.1 years.

About 82% of students who apply get accepted. Of the accepted students, 39% are men and 61% are women.

Roughly 60% of students at CUA take out loans to pay for college. The typical student loan amount is $10,238 a year. CUA has a 2.4% student default rate. This is excellent when you compare it to the national rate of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $55,801 during the early-career years.

#4

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 1,444 undergraduates at Trinity College, of which 1,030 are full-time, and there are 1,846 students altogether. For undergraduates at Trinity College, the average graduation time is 4.8 years.

Around 96% of students who apply get accepted. Of the accepted students, 1% are men and 99% are women.

50% of Trinity College students take out loans to afford college costs. The typical student loan amount is $5,976 a year. The student loan default rate of 8.7% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

Students who graduate from Trinity College with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $38,007 during the early years of their career after graduation.

#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 10,859 students at Howard in total, 7,857 of which are undergraduates, and of those, 7,497 are full-time. Howard has a freshman retention rate of 90%, which is a good sign that once students arrive at the school, they want to stay.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 39%. Around 29% of accepted students are men, and 71% are women.

72% of Howard students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $7,082 a year. The student loan default rate of 6.0% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from Howard is $43,792.

#6

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

There are 7,124 undergraduates at Strayer University - Global Region, of which 339 are full-time, and there are 10,457 students altogether. The average graduation time for an undergraduate student at Strayer University - Global Region is 4.0 years.

60% of Strayer University - Global Region students take out loans to afford college costs. The typical student loan amount is $8,445 a year. The school reports a student loan default rate of 8.6% which is much lower than the average rate of 10.8%!

Students who graduate from Strayer University - Global Region with a bachelor’s degree make an average of $30,628 during the early years of their career after graduation.