American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia · Private for-profit
At a glance
- Undergraduates
- 40,074
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Not confirmed - check with the school.
Admissions
- Phone
- (877) 755-2787
Cost
- Tuition
- $8,400per year
- Average net price
- $11,116What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $41,320
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 73 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · master, graduate certificate
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning · undergraduate certificate
- Area Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · associate, bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Computer Programming · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Data Processing · associate
- Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications · undergraduate certificate
- Computer Software and Media Applications · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Culinary Arts and Related Services · associate
- Education, General · master, graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · master
- Education, Other · graduate certificate
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor
- Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · bachelor, master
- Legal Support Services · undergraduate certificate, associate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor, master
- Applied Mathematics · bachelor
- Military Science and Operational Studies · bachelor
- Security Policy and Strategy · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Military Systems and Maintenance Technology · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · bachelor
- Natural Sciences · bachelor
- International/Globalization Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Sustainability Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master
- Research and Experimental Psychology · bachelor
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Fire Protection · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Homeland Security · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Security Science and Technology · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Human Services, General · graduate certificate
- Public Administration · master
- Public Policy Analysis · master
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other · undergraduate certificate
- International Relations and National Security Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, master
- Sociology · bachelor, master
- Air Transportation · bachelor, master
- Design and Applied Arts · graduate certificate
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, master
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · undergraduate certificate
- Public Health · associate, bachelor, master
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · associate, bachelor
- Business/Commerce, General · associate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · bachelor, master
- Hospitality Administration/Management · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Human Resources Management and Services · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor, master
- Marketing · bachelor
- Real Estate · undergraduate certificate, associate
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Telecommunications Management · undergraduate certificate
- History · associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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