Charles Town, WV
American Public University System
American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, WV. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.
Institution at a glance
- Location
- Charles Town, WV
- Institution type
- Private for-profit
- Institution level
- Four-year
- IPEDS institution ID
- 449339
- Directory data year
- 2025
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Published undergraduate tuition and fees
Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.
State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.
| Academic year | In-state | Out-of-state | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $8,400 | $8,400 | $0 |
| 2023-24 | $8,400 | $8,400 | $0 |
| 2022-23 | $7,360 | $7,360 | $0 |
| 2021-22 | $7,360 | $7,360 | $0 |
| 2020-21 | $7,360 | $7,360 | $0 |
| 2019-20 | $7,324 | $7,324 | $0 |
| 2018-19 | $6,880 | $6,880 | $0 |
| 2017-18 | $6,880 | $6,880 | $0 |
| 2016-17 | $6,880 | $6,880 | $0 |
Change from the previous academic year
In-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2023-24.
Out-of-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2023-24.
This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.
Source fields and reporting flags
books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R
Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →
Historical undergraduate admissions
Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.
Fields with reported graduates
Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.
| Field of study | Award level | Year ending | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 1612 |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | Master degree | 2025 | 1353 |
| General Studies. | Associate degree | 2025 | 1351 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Associate degree | 2025 | 713 |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 522 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 510 |
| Intelligence, General. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 492 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 449 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 398 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 385 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 365 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 349 |
| Homeland Security. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 328 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor degree | 2022 | 315 |
| Environmental Science. | Bachelor degree | 2025 | 304 |
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Published first-year retention
Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.
| Entry cohort → assessment | Full-time source rate | Adjusted full-time cohort | Part-time source rate | Adjusted part-time cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 → 2024 | 97% · R | 70 | 93% · R | 848 |
| Fall 2022 → 2023 | 94% · R | 47 | 92% · R | 821 |
| Fall 2021 → 2022 | 90% · R | 40 | 94% · R | 774 |
| Fall 2020 → 2021 | 91% · R | 57 | 93% · R | 813 |
| Fall 2019 → 2020 | 98% · R | 44 | 88% · R | 664 |
| Fall 2018 → 2019 | 87% · R | 23 | 91% · R | 605 |
| Fall 2017 → 2018 | 98% · R | 48 | 93% · R | 600 |
Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.
Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2024 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 70
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 68
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 97.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 848
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 791
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 93.0
Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2023 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 47
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 44
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 94.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 821
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 755
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 92.0
Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2022 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 40
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 36
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 90.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 774
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 729
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 94.0
Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2021 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 57
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 52
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 91.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 813
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 758
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 93.0
Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2020 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 44
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 43
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 98.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 664
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 586
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 88.0
Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2019 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 23
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 20
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 87.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 605
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 551
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 91.0
Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.
Fall 2018 source fields and flags
full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 48
full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 47
full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 98.0
part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 600
part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 558
part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 93.0
NCES-derived bachelor-cohort graduation percentages
Historical full-time, first-time bachelor's or equivalent entry subcohorts, with revised-cohort adjustments and permitted exclusions. These percentages describe a defined cohort rather than all students, annual awards or an individual's outcome.
| Entry cohort | Source observation file year | Within 4 years | Within 5 years | Within 6 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2024 | 35% | 44% | 47% |
| 2017 | 2023 | 32% | 39% | 41% |
| 2016 | 2022 | 30% | 39% | 41% |
| 2015 | 2021 | 26% | 37% | 41% |
NCES defines the selected 4-, 5- and 6-year measures for the same bachelor-seeking entry subcohort. The six-year measure is labelled 150% of normal time in the connected definitions. It does not establish the duration of your current programme.
Percentages are retained from the NCES derived file and are not recalculated here. The selected file supplies no per-cell reporting/imputation flags; the parent/child allocation status is outside this connection. Some derived campus values may use parent allocation factors. The linked dictionary's generic “Provisional/Final” heading does not distinguish a release stage for this snapshot.
Source evidence for file year 2024
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-14 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2023
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2022
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
Source evidence for file year 2021
Fields: GBA4RTT, GBA5RTT, GBA6RTT. Official NCES derived graduation file. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC; retrieval date is not entry-cohort year. Source rate basis and missing values remain separate.
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About this record
Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.
Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.
Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.
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