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Howard University

Washington, DC

Maximize your potential at Howard University. Howard is a Public HBCU school in Washington, DC with many undergraduate degrees to choose from.

Get to know Howard University

Enrolled female students
72%
 
Enrolled male students
28%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time faculty
80%
 
Adjuncts
20%
 
Faculty Ratio
$26,464
Full-time tuition cost
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

College Highlights

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 4%
Hispanic/Latinx: 7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 67%
White, non-Hispanic: 1%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 2%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 4%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 13%

Tuition & Cost

Tuition: $26,464
Fees: $1,976
Room & Board: $15,650

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Admission

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 580 | 75th Percentile: 640
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 550 | 75th Percentile: 620
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 22 | 75th Percentile: 26
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 20 | 75th Percentile: 26
ACT English
25th Percentile: 22 | 75th Percentile: 28

Tuition & Cost

Tuition: $26,464
Fees: $1,976
Room & Board: $15,650

Contact Howard University

Contact Admissions

admission.howard.edu

Campus Location

2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059

(202) 806-6100

Find Howard Online

howard.edu

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