IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · first majors

History at Catholic University

History is the 9th most common field at Catholic University: 19 graduates in 2023, or 3.1% of everyone who completed a bachelor's degree there that year. Nationally, 1.06% of bachelor's degrees are in this field, so it is far more concentrated at Catholic University (2.9x the national share). 37% of those graduates were women.

Degrees awarded

2023, bachelor's

Share of graduates

3.1%

of 605 graduates

Rank at the school

by degrees awarded

vs national share

2.9x

1.06% of U.S. bachelor's

Women

37%

of these graduates

School acceptance rate

83%

4,925 of 5,874 admitted

Your odds at Catholic University

Three numbers, no account, the same published model the full calculator runs.

Is history competitive at Catholic University?

Colleges report one admission rate for the whole school; here is the bar you are actually measured against, and how the model treats this major.

Catholic University admitted 4,925 of 5,874 applicants for fall 2023 (83%). Colleges report admissions at the school level, not by major, so there is no published acceptance rate for history at Catholic University. CollegeCalcAI's published model treats "English / Humanities" as slightly less competitive than the school-wide rate (multiplier 1.05), a small lift for applicants declaring this field.

How to apply to Catholic University for history

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Rigorous history and social science courses
Research, archival or writing projects with a real question
Reading widely shows; name what you read
Run your odds with the major set: your estimate at Catholic University for history →

Where else to study history

Other colleges in Washington, D.C. and at a similar selectivity that award bachelor's degrees in this field.

College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate
Catholic University	19	3.1%	83%
Georgetown University · DC	33	1.8%	13%
Howard University · DC	15	0.8%	41%
George Washington University · DC	25	1.1%	47%
St. John's University · NY	18	1%	83%
Assumption University · MA	15	3.4%	83%
Roanoke College · VA	17	4.2%	83%

Every college ranked by history graduates: colleges that graduate the most history majors → · History colleges in Washington, D.C. →

More majors at Catholic University

The other fields Catholic University graduates the most students in, 2023.

Business, Management and Marketing · 154 Health Professions and Related Programs · 79 Psychology · 62 Social Sciences · 54 Architecture · 42 Visual and Performing Arts · 42 Engineering · 41 Philosophy and Religious Studies · 30 Biological and Biomedical Sciences · 17 Computer and Information Sciences · 15 Communication and Journalism · 13 Catholic University admissions profile →

Questions about history at Catholic University

How many students major in history at Catholic University?

19 students earned a bachelor's degree in history at Catholic University in 2023, 3.1% of that year's 605 graduates (IPEDS completions, first majors).

Is history competitive at Catholic University?

What is the acceptance rate for history at Catholic University?

There is no official major-level acceptance rate; Catholic University reports one school-wide figure, 83%. Some programs (direct-admit nursing, engineering and business schools) select separately and can be more selective than the school overall. CollegeCalcAI's calculator applies its published per-major adjustment and shows your estimate for this school with the major set.

Is Catholic University known for history?

By output, history is the 9th most common field at Catholic University and far more concentrated there than at the average U.S. college (3.1% of graduates versus 1.06% nationally).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series). Admissions counts: IPEDS 2023. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.