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University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus

Washington, District of Columbia Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Washington, the District of Columbia, University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus is a private for-profit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,241, made up of 809 undergraduates and 432 graduate students.

University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Health. It awarded 192 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 24 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,241
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
192
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 24

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 17
Education 1
Health Professions 1
  • Health Master Online option 30 graduates
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
20
Associate degrees
58
Master's degrees
93
Doctoral degrees (research)
5
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,241
Undergraduates, fall 2024
809
Graduate students, fall 2024
432
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,921
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,381
Graduate students, 2024-25
540
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
32%
Asian
33%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
24
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
President
Andrea Kemp-Curtis
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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