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Washington Adventist University

Takoma Park, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·wau.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
-31.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
612
peer median 1,328
Avg net price
$18,526
-$1.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,765
2,765 candidates competed
Admitted
1,277
46.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
119
9.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
29%-31.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
15%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
28%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%30 of 95
Non-Pell (all)
25%19 of 76
Subsidized loan, no Pell
21%6 of 28
No Federal Aid
27%13 of 48

Pell recipients here graduate at a 7.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 34 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
34
Passing
2
5.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

34programs
  • Passing2 · 5.9%
  • No Data32 · 94.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
32

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+22.4%
$56,809 vs $46,411
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+158.1%
$94,173 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$31,014 debt · $94,173 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1942Next review Jan 2022

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 10

  1. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jan 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Feb 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,534
$30–48k$15,160
$48–75k$19,311
$75–110k$22,090
$110k+$21,480

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,526
-$1,468vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $19,994
Federal loans
44.8%
In-state tuition
$26,604
Out-of-state
$26,604

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 216 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
216
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,251,921 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
581 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$798K
211 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
253 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$934K
52 loan awards
Parent PLUS$825K
54 loan awards
Grad PLUS$118K
11 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 329 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
329
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.2%
2017
9.0%
2018
7.9%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Washington Adventist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

132 total completions
01Health Professions
6045.5%
02Psychology
2317.4%
03Business
1813.6%
04Liberal Arts
86.1%
05Theology
64.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
64.5%
07Biological Sciences
53.8%
08Computer Sciences
32.3%
09Education
21.5%
10Social Sciences
10.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
612
12-mo unduplicated
792
Undergraduate
672
Graduate
120

Gender split

Men
40%319
Women
60%473

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
36.7%
Hispanic
23.9%
Non-resident
15.3%
Unknown
10.4%
White
6.9%
Two or more
4.0%
Asian
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
117
76 M · 41 W
Women athletes
35.0%
Athletic aid
$655K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$373K
$231K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$9K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
34 M · 14 W
$364K
Basketball
33 M · 12 W
$456K
Volleyball
— · 8 W
$82K
Cross Country
6 M · —
$18K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 695 students

3-year trend

2.552 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    27

    Washington Adventist vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Washington Adventist selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectWashington Adventist University
    		29%—612$18,526Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Gratz College
    		——449—Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Geneva College
    		61%79.0%1,366$25,890Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Cedar Crest College
    		60%84.1%1,290$18,659Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Lebanon Valley College
    		65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    St. Thomas Aquinas College
    		54%93.0%2,037$19,994Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median60%83.9%1,328$19,994

    Institutions like Washington Adventist

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Washington Adventist's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Washington Adventist Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Compliance, Operations, Institutional Research & Effectiveness - Washington Adventist University
    Phone
    301-891-4226
    Address
    7600 Flower Ave, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

    The office provides functions such as Institutional Research, Institutional Data, Support of Academic Assessment, Co-curricular Assessment, Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Accreditation, Compliance Tracking, and Support of Strategic Planning.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    3 members
    • Ricardo Flores
      Chief of Institutional Effectiveness and Technology
    • Jonathan Peter
      Director of Institutional Research
    • Kylah Martin
      Associate Director of Institutional Assessment

    Common Data Set

    Washington Adventist's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

    Source publications

    Frequently asked questions about Washington Adventist University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Washington Adventist.

    What is the graduation rate at Washington Adventist University?

    Washington Adventist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Washington Adventist University?

    Washington Adventist University reports a total enrollment of 612 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Washington Adventist University?

    The average net price at Washington Adventist University is $18,526 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Washington Adventist University?

    Washington Adventist University's yield rate is 9.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Washington Adventist University located?

    Washington Adventist University is located in Takoma Park, Maryland 20912.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Washington Adventist University?

    Washington Adventist University's IR work is done by the Compliance, Operations, Institutional Research & Effectiveness - Washington Adventist University.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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