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Washington University of Science and Technology

Alexandria, VA · official site ↗

Private for-profitMaster's, Medium ProgramsSmall
28
Fin. Resilience
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vs. 22 peers in its group

Washington University of Science and Technology is a private for-profit institution in Alexandria, VA, classified by Carnegie as “Master's, Medium Programs.”

It enrolls about 400 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 22 peer institutions (All private for-profit 4-year institutions).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 28 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is operating margin (24.5%, 94th percentile).

Its weakest is full-time faculty share (3%).

Peer group

All private for-profit 4-year institutions

22 institutions

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Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Washington University of Science and Technology is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax and Grad PLUS elimination and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
-9.6%
Moderate decline

Indicative signals, not forecasts — see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax and Grad PLUS figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $6.4M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Tuition & fees is the largest single source at 100% of revenue.

Tuition & fees100.0%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts — what tuition actually nets.
Below peers
$10,222
14th percentile in peer grouppeer median $16,973
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Average
$3,344
43rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $5,344
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$13,785
25th percentile in peer grouppeer median $14,374
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$13,785
25th percentile in peer grouppeer median $14,374
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Average
$6,000
35th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,308
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Operating marginNet surplus as a share of total revenue — whether the institution runs in the black.
Strong
24.5%
94th percentile in peer grouppeer median 2.4%
Net surplus as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23): (total revenues − total expenses) ÷ total revenues. A surplus above 4% is strong; a thin surplus near 0% leaves little margin for shocks.
Tuition dependencyTuition's share of total revenue — how exposed the budget is to enrollment swings.
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 95%
Tuition & fees as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Higher = more exposed to enrollment swings.
Graduation & completion
Graduation rate · first-time, full-time
66.7%

66.7% graduate within 6 years (150% of normal time)
0% on-time, within 4 years (100%)
Counts only students who entered full-time as first-time freshmen and earned a bachelor's here — the conventional headline rate. Excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins.

Completion rate · all students
63.4%

63.4% earned a degree or certificate within 8 years (IPEDS Outcome Measures)
The broader cohort — also counts part-time entrants and transfer-ins, and any credential. More inclusive, so it can run higher than the graduation rate.

Why two numbers? They measure different students over different windows, so they are not directly comparable. The graduation rate is the standard federal headline but tracks only first-time, full-time students through a bachelor's; the all-students completion rate adds the part-time and transfer students it leaves out, over a longer window. Read each for what it covers. Source: U.S. Department of Education — IPEDS Graduation Rates & Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard.

Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
400
41st percentile in peer grouppeer median 547
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
7.3%
17th percentile in peer grouppeer median 65.4%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Strong
75%
86th percentile in peer grouppeer median 60.7%
Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's at this institution within six years (150% of normal time) — the conventional headline graduation rate. It counts only first-time, full-time students and excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins, who are captured instead by the all-students completion rate.
Strong
66.7%
88th percentile in peer grouppeer median 34.5%
Graduation rate (4-yr on-time · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's within four years (100% of normal time) — the 'on-time' rate. It runs well below the six-year rate because many students take a fifth or sixth year; same first-time, full-time cohort as the six-year rate.
Below peers
0%
31st percentile in peer grouppeer median 18.5%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
4.4%
12th percentile in peer grouppeer median 61.8%
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member — lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
16:1
53rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 16:1
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Enrollment cliff (home state)Projected change in the institution's home-state high-school graduates from 2025 to 2041 (WICHE). The U.S. total falls about 13%; a directional feeder-market signal, not an enrollment forecast.
Moderate decline
-9.6%
— percentile in peer group
Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.
Completion rate (all students · 8-yr)Of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — the share who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures). Broader than the graduation rate, which counts only first-time, full-time students, so the two are measured on different students and are not directly comparable.
Strong
63.4%
87th percentile in peer grouppeer median 39.3%
Share of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard). Broader and more inclusive than the graduation-rate figures, which count only first-time, full-time students entering a bachelor's program — so the two are measured on different groups of students and are not directly comparable.
Admission yield
100%
— percentile in peer group
Share of admitted students who enrolled (IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023): students who enrolled ÷ students admitted. A demand signal — how many accepted offers the institution converts to enrollment. Higher yield generally reflects stronger demand, though binding early-decision programs and price positioning can inflate it. Open-admission institutions do not report admissions and show none.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25
International92.0%
Unknown7.5%
Two or more races0.5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
0%
12th percentile in peer grouppeer median 71.7%
Full-time faculty shareShare of faculty employed full-time — higher generally means more availability and continuity.
Below peers
3%
6th percentile in peer grouppeer median 24.7%
Frequently asked
How selective is Washington University of Science and Technology?
Washington University of Science and Technology admits about 7% of applicants, and roughly 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Washington University of Science and Technology's student-faculty ratio?
Washington University of Science and Technology reports a student-faculty ratio of 16:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 16 students for every instructional faculty member.
Which schools are Washington University of Science and Technology's peers?
Washington University of Science and Technology is benchmarked against 22 institutions in the All private for-profit 4-year institutions peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite — see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.