+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at American Public University System rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.4k → $8.4k).
West Virginia · Private for-profit · Predominantly bachelor's
American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia. 38,976 undergraduate students. 152 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at American Public University System
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at American Public University System fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.4% → 0.0%).
+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at American Public University System rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.4k → $8.4k).
+34%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at American Public University System rose 34% between 2021 and 2024 (26.1% → 35.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. West Virginia
Each tile compares this institution to the West Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$44,409+35% · 6→10y
West Virginia median $37,714$32,917
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry53.2%+205% · '12→'24
West Virginia median 61.2%$10,282+295% · '07→'20
At program completion38,976+278% · '07→'24
latest IPEDS93.6%+7% · '07→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$8,400+40% · '08→'24
out-of-state $8,400SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.1%Median federal debt $10,282 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $44,409 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+205%
American Public University System · completion · 150% rose
18.8% → 57.2%
+145%
American Public University System · completion · 100% rose
14.3% → 35.0%
+278%
American Public University System · undergrad enrollment rose
10,603 → 40,074
+40%
American Public University System · in-state tuition rose
$6,000 → $8,400
+40%
American Public University System · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,000 → $8,400
+295%
American Public University System · median debt rose
$5,500 → $21,743
-100%
American Public University System · cohort default rate fell
7.2% → 0.0%
+285%
American Public University System · pell share rose
6.4% → 24.6%
-29%
American Public University System · earnings_median_10yr fell
$62,400 → $44,409
-45%
American Public University System · earnings_median_8yr fell
$61,600 → $33,695
-39%
American Public University System · earnings_median_6yr fell
$54,400 → $32,917
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$116,618Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$109,839International Relations and National Security Studies.$105,395International/Global Studies.$101,501International/Global Studies.$96,648Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$94,292Homeland Security.$91,488Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,766Political Science and Government.$87,190Accounting and Related Services.$86,537International/Global Studies.$83,481Public Administration.$83,170Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,848Political Science and Government.$82,713Fire Protection.$81,009Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$80,040Educational Administration and Supervision.$78,831Criminal Justice and Corrections.$78,388Public Health.$77,390Homeland Security.$75,928Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,073Computer and Information Sciences, General.$73,927Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$70,057Criminal Justice and Corrections.$69,844
Showing top 24 of 62 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
62 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,073Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,766Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,549Business Administration, Management and Operations.$53,536Business/Commerce, General.$60,839Accounting and Related Services.$60,064Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,598Accounting and Related Services.$51,544Real Estate.$45,531Marketing.$62,057Hospitality Administration/Management.$55,116Accounting and Related Services.$86,537Human Resources Management and Services.$60,037
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at American Public University System
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$789,844
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 5
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $7,301
- HS-only baseline · WV
- $32,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in West Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“American Public University System graduates earn $X” — not “American Public University System makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending American Public University System caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.