Private for-profit · University
University of the Potomac-VA Campus
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia · Large suburb
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- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- $34,961
- Median earnings
University of the Potomac-VA Campus is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (large suburb setting), enrolling 157 undergraduates.
About FALLS CHURCH, Virginia
Falls Church is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The first known government in the area was the Iroquois Confederacy. After exploration by Captain John Smith, England began sending colonists to what they called Virginia. The principal characters in the television series The Americans, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, and their children Paige and Henry, as well as FBI agent Stan Beeman, live in Falls Church. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 10 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub
How University of the Potomac-VA Campus compares
Higher than 40% · #30 of 49 in Virginia
Higher than 23%
Higher than 7% · #46 of 51 in Virginia
Lower than 99%
Lower than 68%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare University of the Potomac-VA Campus with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate15728%
- Graduate39472%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women7950%
- Men7850%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White2.5%
- Black7.0%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Asian48%
- Other or multiracial41%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 157
- Graduate enrollment
- 394
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 0%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 73%
- Median family income
- $25,639
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $6,660
- Room & board
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- Books & supplies
- $500
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,444
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,961
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,769
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 23%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (551 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Does the school pay you to attend?
University of the Potomac-VA Campus funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $34,961
- Typical debt at graduation
- $8,769
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 25%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 55%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $90 (0%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 43.6″
- Annual snow
- 18.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vienna, VA US station (4.1 mi from campus).
What University of the Potomac-VA Campus graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.