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Howard University

Washington, DC · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · HU

Private institution in Washington, DC · 9,604 undergraduates · 35% acceptance rate · $63,066 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$47,9191,955th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,3441,424th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,3441,361st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$51,4501,511th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,5001,189th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,066434th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,379698th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.9%464th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.1%238th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
34.9%140th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1205390th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9,604266th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.5%675th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (DCA)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$45
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 74 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$97,071$91,744
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$84,653$80,041
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$70,176$67,660
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$69,338$70,456
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,899$69,547
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$66,461$63,005
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,493$59,485
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$50,856
Architecturebachelors$56,716$44,971
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$55,964—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,108$55,964
MarketingBusinessbachelors$49,996$48,667

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,828,459 (M $5,187,982 · W $4,640,477)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Howard University’s 9,604 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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