Washington Adventist University

7600 Flower Ave
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Mission Statement
  Washington Adventist University is a learning community committed to the Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service. This cosmopolitan institution challenges students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation's capital in order to become moral leaders in communities throughout the world.
Special Learning Opportunities
Distance education – undergraduate courses offered, programs not offered
Distance education – graduate programs offered
Study abroad
Weekend/evening college
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Undergraduate students enrolled who are formally registered with office of disability services
3% or less
Carnegie Classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Religious Affiliation
Seventh Day Adventist
Federal Aid
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
For-credit instruction programs offered
Occupational
Academic
Secondary (high school)
Remedial
Noncredit education offered
Remedial Education
Credit Accepted
Dual credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty32185
Instructional32185
Research and public service00
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
Estimated Expenses for Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Estimated expenses for academic year2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023% change 2021-2022 to 2022-2023
Tuition and fees$24,800$25,200$25,200$25,2000.0%
Books and supplies$1,200$1,200$1,200$1,2000.0%
Living arrangement
On Campus
Room and board$9,616$9,830$10,098$10,4403.4%
Other$1,100$1,100$1,000$1,0000.0%
Off Campus
Room and board$2,226$2,226$4,800$4,8000.0%
Other$1,411$1,411$1,000$1,0000.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other$1,100$1,100$1,000$1,0000.0%
Total Expenses2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-2023% change 2021-2022 to 2022-2023
On Campus$36,716$37,330$37,498$37,8400.9%
Off Campus$29,637$30,037$32,200$32,2000.0%
Off Campus with Family$27,100$27,500$27,400$27,4000.0%
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2022-2023
Tuition$11,160
Fees$275
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
Type of PlanOffered
Tuition guarantee planX
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment planX
Other alternative tuition plan
  • Does not participate in Promise program
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022
Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Any student financial aid151100%————
Grant or scholarship aid51100%$792,238$15,534
Federal grants3263%$211,083$6,596
Pell grants2855%$162,770$5,813
Other federal grants2753%$48,313$1,789
State/local government grant or scholarships510%$14,500$2,900
Institutional grants or scholarships51100%$566,655$11,111
Student loan aid3365%$292,844$8,874
Federal student loans3365%$292,844$8,874
Other student loans00%$0
  • 1 Includes students awarded Federal work study aid and aid from other sources not listed above.
All Undergraduate Students
Type of AidNumber awarded aidPercent awarded aidTotal amount of aid awardedAverage amount of aid awarded
Degree/certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid153690%$7,614,540$14,206
Pell grants30251%$1,475,652$4,886
Federal student loans36762%$3,470,387$9,456
Non-degree/non-certificate-seeking
Grant or scholarship aid1(*)4%(*)(*)
  • 1 Grant or scholarship aid includes aid awarded, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
  • (*) Average amounts are withheld to preserve the confidentiality of individuals.

  • For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.
Average Net Price for Full-Time Beginning Students
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.
2019-20202020-20212021-2022
Average net price$17,820$13,414$17,088
Full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded Title IV aid by income.
Average net price by Income2019-20202020-20212021-2022
$0 – $30,000$15,874$13,132$13,119
$30,001 – $48,000$18,413$11,649$16,806
$48,001 – $75,000$16,868$14,220$15,953
$75,001 – $110,000$19,957$15,565$21,686
$110,001 and more$22,429$17,712$25,295
  • Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses.
  • Beginning students are those who are entering postsecondary education for the first time.
  • Title IV aid to students includes grant aid, work study aid, and loan aid. These include: Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Subsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan, and Unsubsidized Direct or FFEL Stafford Loan. For those Title IV recipients, net price is reported by income category and includes students awarded federal aid even if none of that aid was provided in the form of grants. While Title IV status defines the cohort of student for which the data are reported, the definition of net price remains the same – total cost of attendance minus grant aid.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment671
Undergraduate enrollment582
Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment54
Graduate enrollment89
Undergraduate Attendance StatusUndergraduate Student Gender
Undergraduate Attendance Status:Full-time: 73%Part-time: 27%Undergraduate Student Gender:Male: 36%Female: 64%
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity
Undergraduate Race/ethnicity:American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%Asian: 3%Black or African American: 40%Hispanic/Latino: 24%Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0%White: 4%Two or more races: 3%Race/ethnicity unknown: 18%U.S. Nonresident: 8%
Undergraduate Student AgeUndergraduate Student Residence
Undergraduate Student Age:24 and under: 64%25 and over: 36%Age unknown: 0%Undergraduate Student Residence:In-state: 56%Out-of-state: 44%Foreign countries: 0%Unknown: 0%
  • Age data are reported for Fall 2021.
  • Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
Undergraduate Distance Education Status
Undergraduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 4%Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 13%Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 83%
Graduate Attendance Status
Graduate Attendance Status:Full-time: 25%Part-time: 75%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status:Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 17%Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 51%Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 33%
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2022
TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants1,223443780
Percent admitted51%46%54%
Percent admitted who enrolled9%10%9%
Admissions ConsiderationsRequired to be consideredNot required, but consideredNot considered
Secondary school GPAX
Secondary school rankX
Secondary school recordX
Completion of college-preparatory programX
RecommendationsX
Formal demonstration of competenciesX
Work experienceX
Personal statement or essayX
Legacy statusNot applicableX
Admission test scoresRequired to be consideredNot required, but considered (Test Optional)Not considered (Test Blind)
SAT / ACTX
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)X
English Proficiency TestX
First-to-Second Year Retention Rates

Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor's degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.

Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Student retention:Full-time students: 86%Part-time students: 67%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2021 and Returned in Fall 2022
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate

The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution without completing at the current institution.

Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate. At this institution, 48 percent of entering students were counted as "full-time, first-time" in 2022.

Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016
Overall graduation rate:Overall graduation rate: 50%(*) Transfer-out rate:
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
  • (*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
Bachelor's Degree Graduation Rates

Bachelor’s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor’s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.

Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's degree rate:[Began in Fall 2014]4-year: 20%6-year: 41%8-year: 43%[Began in Fall 2016]4-year: 21%6-year: 49%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time and Began in Fall 2014 or Fall 2016
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees:Male: 23%Female: 63%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees:Asian: 20%Black or African American: 45%Hispanic/Latino: 63%White: 50%Two or more races: 75%Race/ethnicity unknown: 40%U.S. Nonresident: 43%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2016 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2021-2022
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramAssociateBachelorMaster
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
  • d identifies programs and award levels that are offered as a distance education program. For program category totals, d is shown if one or more programs in the category are offered as a distance education program.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry-3-
Biology/Biological Sciences, General-7-
Category total-10-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting-1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping0--
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General-0-
Business Administration and Management, General-167d
Category total0177d
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other-0-
Journalism-0-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric-1-
Category total-1-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General-0-
Computer Science03-
Information Science/Studies-1-
Category total04-
Education
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education-0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services--0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching02-
Education, Other-0-
Elementary Education and Teaching-0-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education-0-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education-0-
Music Teacher Education-0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching-6-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education-0-
Category total080
Engineering
Engineering, General0--
Category total0--
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General-2-
Category total-2-
Health Professions and Related Programs
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist-1-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant-0-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician0--
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other-3-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management-7-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management--5
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist114-
Music Therapy/Therapist-0-
Nursing Education--1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-650
Category total11806
History
History, General-2-
Category total-2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
General Studies114-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies-0-
Category total114-
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, General-1-
Category total-1-
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other000
Category total000
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other-1-
Category total-1-
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Religion/Religious Studies-1-
Category total-1-
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General-0-
Physics, General-0-
Category total-0-
Psychology
Counseling Psychology-934
Psychology, General-1-
Category total-1034
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Public Administration--0
Social Work-0-
Category total-00
Social Sciences
Political Science and Government, General-3-
Sociology, General-0-
Category total-3-
Theology and Religious Vocations
Religious Education-0-
Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other--0
Theology/Theological Studies-5-
Category total-50
Visual and Performing Arts
Music Performance, General-2-
Music, General-5-
Category total-7-
Grand total1216647
  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Institutional Accreditation - Washington Adventist University
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
Middle States Commission on Higher EducationAccredited since (01/01/1942)01/01/2022
Programmatic Accreditation - Washington Adventist University
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. – May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate programAccredited (12/01/1961 - 04/14/2014)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited since (09/22/2016)12/31/2031
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited since (09/22/2016)12/31/2031
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographersAccredited since (01/01/1966)10/01/2026
Maryland Board of Nursing
Registered Nursing ProgramsAccredited since ((!)07/01/1904)TBD
Programmatic Accreditation - Washington Adventist Hospital
Accreditor / ProgramStatusNext Review Date
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographersAccredited (01/01/1966 - 08/25/2014)
  • (!) Estimated date
  • This institution has accreditation data reported separately for more than one campus. For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs:
On-Campus
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape010
d. Fondling000
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault000
i. Burglary100
j. Motor vehicle theft000
k. Arson000
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence000
b. Dating violence000
c. Stalking000
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations640
c. Liquor law violations100
On-Campus Student Housing Facilities
  • On-campus Student Housing Facilities statistics are a subset of On-Campus statistics.
Criminal Offenses201920202021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
b. Negligent manslaughter000
c. Rape000
d. Fondling000
e. Incest000
f. Statutory Rape000
g. Robbery000
h. Aggravated assault000
i. Burglary000
j. Motor vehicle theft000
k. Arson000
VAWA Offenses201920202021
a. Domestic violence000
b. Dating violence000
c. Stalking000
Arrests201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations000
c. Liquor law violations000
Disciplinary Actions201920202021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.000
b. Drug abuse violations640
c. Liquor law violations100
  • The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.
  • The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.
  • The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.
Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans
Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers
Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance
Number of students receiving benefits/assistance:Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - undergraduates: 2Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits - graduates: 2DoD Tuition Assistance Program - undergraduates: 0DoD Tuition Assistance Program - graduates: 0
  • Average amounts of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.
RETENTION RATES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES
RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-TIME, DEGREE/CERTIFICATE EDUCATION BENEFIT USERS PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREESPart-time students: 100%
Retention rate is the percentage of undergraduate students who began their studies in academic year 2013-14 and returned in academic year 2014-15
Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
Fiscal Year202020192018
Default rate0.0%3.6%7.9%
Number in default01221
Number in repayment286329263
Aid Programs
  • Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)