American Public
University System
For-profit College in Charles Town, WV. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $44,409.
Ten years after entry, the median American Public University System student earns $44,409 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $21,743 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 97% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. A 25:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Being a for-profit four-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 38,984 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $12,260 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $9,335 at $0–30k, $15,559 at $75–110k. 81% of students receive grant aid, averaging $2,119 — common but not automatic. 13% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 97 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,335 |
| $30–48k | $9,766 |
| $48–75k | $8,951 |
| $75–110k | $15,559 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 4,922 of these 38,984 students, totalling $43,780,887 — an average of $8,895 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)