Howard University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
131520 City Washington 1
131520 State DC 2
131520 Region Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA) 3
131520 Locale City: Large (population of 250,000 or more) 4
131520 Main Campus Yes 5
131520 Institution Type Private Non-Profit 6
131520 Accreditation Middle States Commission on Higher Education 7
131520 Website www.howard.edu/ 8
131520 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
131520 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
131520 Number of graduate students 3,077
131520 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 67.2%
131520 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 9,243
131520 Historically Black College and University Yes
131520 Predominantly Black Institution No
131520 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
131520 Tribal College and University No
131520 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
131520 Hispanic-serving institution No
131520 Native American non-tribal institution No
131520 Men-only college No
131520 Women-only college No
131520 Online-only education No
131520 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
131520 Admission rate 53%
131520 Average SAT score of students admitted 1164
131520 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 600
131520 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 585
131520 Midpoint of SAT scores (writing) 550
131520 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 24
131520 Midpoint of the ACT English score 24
131520 Midpoint of the ACT math score 22
131520 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 540
131520 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 650
131520 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 510
131520 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 640
131520 25th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 500
131520 75th percentile of SAT scores (writing) 600
131520 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 20
131520 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 26
131520 25th percentile of the ACT English score 20
131520 75th percentile of the ACT English score 27
131520 25th percentile of the ACT math score 18
131520 75th percentile of the ACT math score 25

Financials

UNITID Item Value
131520 University Tuition Information https://www2.howard.edu/student-financial-services/net-price-calculator
131520 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 41%
131520 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 55%
131520 Median Debt for Completing Students $24,500
131520 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $12,500
131520 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $19,197
131520 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $19,750
131520 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $18,500
131520 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $19,464
131520 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $260
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $45,180
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $41,343
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $43,029
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $46,001
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $47,831
131520 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $48,186

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
131520 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $59,441
131520 Completion Rate 66%
131520 Fed Loan Default Rate 11%

Programs

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