SCHOOLS / HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Howard University

WASHINGTON, DCIPEDS 131520CARNEGIE CLASS 16
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§ Academic profile

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

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,050
Median1,150
75th1,270
§ 47% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th20
Median23
75th26
§ 15% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 42%SAT SUBMIT 47%ACT SUBMIT 15%

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

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredEarly Action offered
Likely ED share of class15%363 ED admits / 2,490 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.0x84% ED vs 42% all other rounds
Seats left after ED2,127of 2,490 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate42%15,361 admitted from 36,840 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
Applicants430reported count
Admits36384%
Class seats363assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants36,840reported count
Admits15,36142%
Class seats2,12714% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision43036384%363Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds36,84015,36142%2,127All 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: 16%. 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

Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $45. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ Demonstrated interest

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

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §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 recipients42215% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$17,588H2A 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: $27,544.

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 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio13EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
14144ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate41%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
34211ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2735ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2738ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate19%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile28ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate9%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile560ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile620ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile670ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile530ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile590ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile650ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate23%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1995DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded102DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded342DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$466COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$35,344COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$15,880IC2022.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$466COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$35,344COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$58,032DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$58,032DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment9885DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment3371DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1634DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment14890DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment11519DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate100%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,135SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$8,259SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,833SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate40%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate73%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate40%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWashingtonHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameHoward UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateDistrict of ColumbiaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years60%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years69%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years70%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate91%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time70%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate29%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate19%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ 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.