American Public University System is a very large for-profit university located in Charles Town, WV ranked 10th in West Virginia. It has a total of 72,068 full-time undergraduate students. American Public University System offers 165 different majors and is best known for its Critical Theory and Analysis, Retailing and Retail Operations, and Homeland Security programs (nationally ranked 6th, 6th, and 14th respectively). With an annual tuition of $6,804 per year, American Public University System is quite inexpensive. 14.4% of students graduate beginning the next chapter of their lives, working. Open graduating, alumni go on to make close to $62,400 per year, which is 50% above the national median.