Colleges / American Public University System
College · Private for-profit · Charles Town, WV · Town
APU

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Online-only
Address111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV 25414
Websitewww.apus.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size40,074
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

40,074 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$75k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Books & supplies
$0

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
40,074
Location
Charles Town, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
American Military University American Public University
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Black18%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • International1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time91%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / American Public University System
College · Private for-profit · Charles Town, WV · Town
APU

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

Online-only
Address111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV 25414
Websitewww.apus.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size40,074
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

40,074 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $19k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$75k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Books & supplies
$0

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans12%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
40,074
Location
Charles Town, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
American Military University American Public University
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Black18%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • International1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students53%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time91%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.