University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 28.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 37 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data37 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Action history · 4
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show CauseMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2019Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 410 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 37 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Potomac
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Potomac vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Potomac selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | 33% | — | 1,241 | — | — |
| 49% | 95.9% | 1,467 | $38,667 | — | |
| 8% | — | 12,098 | $17,833 | — | |
| 38% | — | 1,290 | $18,092 | — | |
| 29% | 100.0% | 107 | $12,855 | — | |
| — | — | 187 | $22,593 | — | |
| Peer group median | 33% | 97.9% | 1,266 | $18,092 |
Institutions like Potomac
Explore the federal data for institutions in Potomac's comparison group.
- New York
LIM College
Grad rate49%Admit rate95.9%Enrollment1,467Net price$38,667View data - District of Columbia
Strayer University-Global Region
Grad rate8%Admit rate—Enrollment12,098Net price$17,833View data - Maryland
Strayer University-Maryland
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment1,290Net price$18,092View data - New York
DeVry College of New York
Grad rate29%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment107Net price$12,855View data - Delaware
Strayer University-Delaware
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment187Net price$22,593View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus.
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