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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in District of Columbia
7 colleges in District of Columbia with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Georgetown University · DC · Private (nonprofit)13% admit2Howard University · DC · Private (nonprofit)35% admit3George Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit)44% admit4American University · DC · Private (nonprofit)47% admit5The Catholic University of America · DC · Private (nonprofit)84% admit6NewU University · DC · Private (nonprofit)99% admit7Trinity Washington University · DC · Private (nonprofit)99% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.