You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Nursing Science for a Doctorate list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.
CUA also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1.Among the 5,366 students enrolled at CUA, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,878. On top of their other funding sources, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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