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Business & finance at Catholic University of America

Catholic University of America graduates about 198 business & finance majors a year, 26% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 146 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 75% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#25 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year19826% of the class
Courses in the catalog146more than 75% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$90,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school

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Where business & finance happens

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Delaware 87
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 87
  3. Syracuse University 87
  4. American University 87
  5. Carnegie Mellon University 87
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 86
  7. Brandeis University 86
  8. The University of Texas–Austin 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Catholic University of America with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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