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Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Catholic University of America?

Contact details for CUA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	620 Michigan Avenue, Ne, Washington, DC 20064
Phone:	202-319-5000
Website:	www.catholic.edu

How Do I Get Into CUA?

You can apply to CUA online at: https://www.catholic.edu/admission/apply-now.html

Admission Requirements for CUA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CUA?

Since CUA has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Catholic University of America?

The overall average net price of CUA is $46,460. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CUA, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $8,941 a year. That adds up to $35,764 over four years for those students.

Catholic University of America Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,929 undergraduate students at CUA, with 2,805 being full-time and 124 being part-time.

There are also 2,130 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,805 full-time undergraduates at CUA, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catholic University of America students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	77
Black or African American	102
Hispanic or Latino	425
White	1,915
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	198

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Catholic University of America. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 75 countries are represented at CUA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and China.

Online Learning at Catholic University of America

In 2022-2023, 1,046 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CUA has changed over the last few years.

Catholic University of America Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	7	2	0	9
Early Childhood Education	8	0	0	8
Elementary Education	5	0	0	5
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	1	1
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	1
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
Drama & Dance Education	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
German Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0
Music Education	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	21	2	1	24

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.