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Most affordable for-profit colleges in District of Columbia
2 for-profit colleges in District of Columbia report net price data, ranging from $18,470 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $18,625. District of Columbia's for-profit colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Median net price in District of Columbia
$18,625
National median for for-profit colleges
$25,582
for-profit colleges reporting in District of Columbia
2
The most affordable for-profit colleges in District of Columbia, ranked by net price
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
DC
Net price
$18,780
Receive grant aid
36%
What makes a school affordable here
In District of Columbia, the most affordable for-profit colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Strayer University-Global Region, the most affordable on this list, 73% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →