SCHOOLS / HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Howard University

WASHINGTON, DCIPEDS 131520CARNEGIE CLASS 16
§6 documents archived2018–2024
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,050
Median1,140
75th1,250
§ 47% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th22
Median25
75th28
§ 16% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 41%SAT SUBMIT 47%ACT SUBMIT 16%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class6%172 ED admits / 2,738 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple1.2x49% ED vs 41% all other rounds
Seats left after ED2,566of 2,738 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate41%13,972 admitted from 33,863 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants348reported count
Admits17249%
Class seats172assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants33,863reported count
Admits13,97241%
Class seats2,56618% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision34817249%172Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds33,86313,97241%2,566All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 19%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

n/a joined after being offered a spot. n/a of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot5,972
Accepted a wait-list spot476
Admitted from wait listn/a
Joined after being offeredn/a
Admitted after joiningn/a

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $45.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients338Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$15,018H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$50,539Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $23,808.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$63,066
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
70%
6-year completion
Average net price
$50,539
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$24,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$34,222$34k
MEDIAN
$63,066$63k
P75
$92,903$93k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$46,051
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$47,477
$48,001 – $75,000
$50,245
$75,001 – $110,000
$52,981
$110,001 and up
$54,270
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
60%
6-yr grad
70%
8-yr grad
71%
Retention
91%
Pell grad
66%
Transfer
19%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.