American Public University System

Charles Town, WVMain CampusTown within 10 miles of an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $8,400

Total Cost of Attendance: $16,358

Student Debt

Median total debt: $10,282

Students with federal loans: 13.3%

Students with Pell grants: 24.7%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $57,877

After 5 years: $67,627

Majors(41 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,547 graduates)
  2. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(542 graduates)
  3. Homeland Security.(510 graduates)
  4. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(433 graduates)
  5. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(413 graduates)
  6. Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.(313 graduates)
  7. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(311 graduates)
  8. Psychology, General.(279 graduates)
  9. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(200 graduates)
  10. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(157 graduates)
  11. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(118 graduates)
  12. History.(110 graduates)
  13. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(103 graduates)
  14. Public Health.(101 graduates)
  15. International/Global Studies.(93 graduates)
  16. Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(78 graduates)
  17. Security Science and Technology.(74 graduates)
  18. Sociology.(74 graduates)
  19. Political Science and Government.(60 graduates)
  20. Accounting and Related Services.(60 graduates)
  21. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(53 graduates)
  22. Hospitality Administration/Management.(50 graduates)
  23. English Language and Literature, General.(46 graduates)
  24. Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other.(44 graduates)
  25. Applied Mathematics.(40 graduates)
  26. Fire Protection.(38 graduates)
  27. Marketing.(31 graduates)
  28. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(23 graduates)
  29. Religion/Religious Studies.(22 graduates)
  30. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.(21 graduates)
  31. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(20 graduates)
  32. Philosophy.(19 graduates)
  33. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(18 graduates)
  34. Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.(14 graduates)
  35. Natural Sciences.(12 graduates)
  36. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(12 graduates)
  37. Business/Commerce, General.(8 graduates)
  38. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(5 graduates)
  39. Military Science and Operational Studies.
  40. International Relations and National Security Studies.
  41. Air Transportation.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 38,976 students

Retention Rate: 93.6%

Graduation Rate: 53.2%

Student Demographics

White (46.1%)
Hispanic (19.0%)
Black (16.5%)
Asian (2.9%)
Two or More (4.8%)
International (1.2%)

Gender Distribution

Men (64.8%)
Women (35.2%)

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