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Howard University
Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit) · 10,108 students · mostly bachelor degrees
12th-cheapest of 12 District of Columbia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$50,539
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$54,630
Graduation rate
70%
Admission rate
41%
Median graduate earnings
$63,066
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,500
Average SAT
1213
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
40%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
134 programsDentistry · First Professional Degree79 grads/yr$164,425Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree63 grads/yr$141,811Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree87 grads/yr$135,741Law · First Professional Degree135 grads/yr$116,413Medicine · First Professional Degree98 grads/yr$111,199Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$103,478International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$100,344Accounting · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$98,645Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$94,136Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree6 grads/yr$92,090Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$88,875Radiologist Assistant · Master's Degree$86,658Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$80,980Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$80,094Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$77,820Social Work · Master's Degree76 grads/yr$75,734English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$73,929Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$68,877Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree96 grads/yr$67,881Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree148 grads/yr$65,733Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$63,972Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree77 grads/yr$61,316Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree186 grads/yr$60,923Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$60,047Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other · Bachelor's Degree121 grads/yr$59,909
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.