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For-profit College

Washington University
of Science and Technology

For-profit College in Alexandria, VA. Six-year graduation rate 67%.

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Washington University of Science and Technology · Campus
Graduation rate
66.7%
Federal loan default
0%
Green Flags
  • ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags
  • ! Admit rate 7% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots

Admissions

Acceptance rate
7%
Applicants
413
Yield rate
66.7%

This is a highly selective admit: 7% of applicants receive an offer. With 413 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 67% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.

Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)

These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.

Test 25th–75th percentile Submitted
SAT Evidence-Based Reading — —
SAT Math —
ACT Composite — —

IPEDS Admissions · 2024

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Academics

Full-time retention
75%
Transfer-out rate
33%
Student:faculty
14:1

67% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 75% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. 33% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.

Financial Aid

Average net price
—
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
4%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
—
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 320 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. Only 4% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price.

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Alexandria City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,953/mo
1 bedroom
$2,015/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$2,246/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
2
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
Yes

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Washington University of Science and Technology

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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