Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Washington, DC
Population 4,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,009
Men / Women 27% / 73%
From State 2%
From Region 15%
Athletes 5.7%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 77%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
White 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Cathy Hughes School of Communications 263 25% / 75% 1% $59,435 60 99%
Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications 94 17% / 83% 0% $64,286 70 100%
Communication, Culture, and Media Studies 169 30% / 70% 1% $56,737 54 99%
Media, Journalism, and Film $41,615 13 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts 103 33% / 67% 2% $35,954 6 97%
Art 35 20% / 80% 3% $34,559 5 93%
Art History $34,559 5
Music 26 38% / 62% 0% $38,168 8
Theatre Arts 42 40% / 60% 2% $35,748 6 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,002 19% / 81% 4% $55,077 49 94%
Chemistry 27 22% / 78% 4% $60,444 63
Mathematics 14 29% / 71% 36% $68,539 77
Physics 10 40% / 60% 10% $70,132 79
Biology 228 15% / 85% 8% $57,877 57 95%
Nutritional Sciences 10 10% / 90% 0% $53,738 46
Health Studies $39,466 10 91%
Health, Human Performance, and Leisure Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $43,749 17
Economics 34 71% / 29% 15% $54,072 46 95%
Sports Management 18 44% / 56% 0%
African Studies $48,422 30
Afro-American Studies 17 29% / 71% 0% $48,568 30
English 28 29% / 71% 0% $60,609 63 97%
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,305 50
History 16 31% / 69% 0% $52,884 43
Interdisciplinary Studies 39 15% / 85% 3% $54,350 47
Philosophy 3 0% / 100% 0% $50,323 35
Political Science 183 20% / 80% 1% $57,519 56 95%
Psychology 178 12% / 88% 2% $53,080 44 92%
Sociology 29 7% / 93% 0% $39,720 10 94%
Spanish 5 20% / 80% 0% $53,892 46
Physical Education 73 19% / 81% 0% $39,466 10 91%
Administration of Justice 87 13% / 87% 0% $60,612 63 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Architecture 220 54% / 46% 22% $89,097 93 94%
Chemical Engineering 24 42% / 58% 12% $90,205 94
Civil Engineering 21 48% / 52% 19% $75,813 84 94%
Computer Engineering 16 62% / 38% 25% $97,368 96
Electrical Engineering 17 71% / 29% 18% $96,318 96
Mechanical Engineering 19 74% / 26% 21% $87,116 92
Computer Science 91 58% / 42% 32% $99,506 97
Architecture 32 28% / 72% 6% $60,590 63
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences 296 8% / 92% 2% $69,450 78 90%
Community Health 15 0% / 100% 0%
Health Sciences 154 12% / 88% 3% $52,239 41 85%
Medical Laboratory Science 19 5% / 95% 0% $78,236 86
Nursing 75 4% / 96% 3% $99,270 97 100%
Radiation Therapy 5 20% / 80% 20% $140,301 100 96%
Health Management 28 0% / 100% 0% $65,630 72 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 352 38% / 62% 3% $70,880 79 95%
Accounting 21 38% / 62% 14% $85,689 91 92%
Finance 91 43% / 57% 3% $77,370 86 94%
International Business 26 23% / 77% 0% $93,630 95 91%
Management 55 33% / 67% 0% $52,030 41 97%
Management Information Systems 44 43% / 57% 7% $82,436 89 100%
Marketing 86 34% / 66% 0% $59,555 61 95%
Supply Chain Management 29 45% / 55% 7% $71,207 80 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 30 0% / 100% 0% $60,384 62 100%
Human Development 20 0% / 100% 0% $54,908 49 100%
Elementary Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $71,337 80 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,303
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.4% 688 20% / 80% 1% $54,908 49 96%
Business & Economics 23.2% 526 34% / 66% 3% $68,246 76 96%
Health Sciences 11.9% 270 9% / 91% 3% $69,669 78 90%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 228 15% / 85% 8% $57,877 57 95%
Arts 6.0% 135 32% / 68% 3% $41,794 13 97%
Engineering 4.3% 97 58% / 42% 19% $88,737 93 94%
Computer Science 4.0% 91 58% / 42% 32% $99,506 97
Professional 3.8% 87 13% / 87% 0% $60,612 63 98%
Education 3.7% 83 17% / 83% 0% $43,306 16 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 51 27% / 73% 14% $64,566 71
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 10 10% / 90% 0% $53,738 46

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $48.2M #80 49% $4.1M 3 #201 36 80
Engineering $13.3M #173 57% $1.5M 4 #203 38 7
Life & Natural Sciences $10.8M #159 9% $0.2M 12 #136 56 13
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.9M #156 67% $0.2M 40 #124 203 4
Physical Sciences & Math $8.6M #186 78% $0.4M 8 #178 80 11
Computer Science $7.9M #104 86% $0.1M 11 #90 36 1
Business & Economics $3.4M #131 83% $0.0M 9 #141 28 1
Education $0.7M #271 100% $0 13 #286
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2 #102 14 1
Total $101M #155 54% $6.4M 102 #173 491 118

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 38% 41% 59%
Early Decision 77% 82% 100%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 62%
SAT Range 1050 – 1270
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 660