- The Inkwell
- District of Columbia
- Howard University
Washington, DCCity: largeZIP 20059Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.howard.edu
District of ColumbiaHBCUPrivate nonprofit
Howard University
Howard University is a private nonprofit university in Washington, District of Columbia, with 10,108 undergraduates. It admits 41% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $33,002 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate41%
Retention91%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans56%
$33,002net price / year
41%admission rate
1213average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$69,682median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#400 of 1,704 for earnings#1,547 of 1,739 for lowest net price#292 of 1,738 for graduation rate#172 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,032tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,936
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,936
- Average net price
- $33,002national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,321
$30,001–48,000$28,262
$48,001–75,000$30,273
$75,001–110,000$31,722
$110,001+$41,046
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 41%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1213
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college41%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,918
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,682middle 50%: $41,291–$101,114
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,114
Median, Howard University$69,682
Lower quarter$41,291
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,108
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 73% / 27%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,580 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,944
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,032,497,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.2%
Hispanic6.9%
Black77%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races5.4%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown4.7%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Health professions13%
Communication & journalism12%
Social sciences11%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Psychology7.9%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
Engineering4.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | $32,137 | 72% | $92,494 |
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| Creighton University Omaha, NE | $32,456 | 83% | $80,642 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,340 | 72% | $78,431 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 131520. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1068752.