Howard University Comparison

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Howard University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Howard Washington, DC
  • Setting
  • Howard Large City
  • Total enrollment
  • Howard 14,890
  • Type
  • Howard Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Howard #310
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Howard -
  • Status
  • Howard Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Howard

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Howard $35,810
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Howard $35,810
  • Room & Board
  • Howard $17,322
  • Average Net Price
  • Howard $33,368
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Howard $21,262
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Howard 99%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Howard 34,211
  • Admitted
  • Howard 14,144
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Howard 41.3%
  • Enrolled
  • Howard 19.4%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Howard 1210
  • Typical ACT score
  • Howard 25
  • Average High School GPA
  • Howard 3.66
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Howard A-
  • Admissions Standards
  • Howard Challenging
  • Applicant Competition
  • Howard Low
  • ACT Range
  • Howard 22/28
  • SAT Range
  • Howard 1090/1320
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Howard Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Howard Feb 15, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Howard 13:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Howard
    • Business (20%)
    • Communication (20%)
    • Social Sciences (12%)
    • Biology (10%)
    • Psychology (9%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Howard 63%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Howard $51,800
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Howard 33%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Howard $27,000
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Howard $279

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Howard 30%
  • % Women
  • Howard 70%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Howard Very Low
  • HBCU
  • Howard Yes
  • % White
  • Howard 2%
  • % Asian
  • Howard 1%
  • % Black
  • Howard 91%
  • % Hispanic
  • Howard 0%
  • % Native American
  • Howard 1%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Howard 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Howard 0%
  • % International
  • Howard 5%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Howard 0%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Howard 2%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Howard 94%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Howard Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Howard Yes
  • Meal Plan
  • Howard Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Howard No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Howard No