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Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Howard University?

Contact details for Howard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059
Phone:	202-806-6100
Website:	www.howard.edu

How Do I Get Into Howard?

You can apply to Howard online at: https://www2.howard.edu/admission/undergraduate/adm-process

Admission Requirements for Howard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Howard?

The acceptance rate of Howard University is 35%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 34%, and the acceptance rate for women is 36%.

Average Test Scores

About 26% of students accepted to Howard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

Howard received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Howard University?

The overall average net price of Howard is $31,499. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Howard, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,628 a year. That adds up to $22,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Howard is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Howard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,964 undergraduate students at Howard, with 8,419 being full-time and 545 being part-time.

There are also 3,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,419 full-time undergraduates at Howard, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	370
Black or African American	5,646
Hispanic or Latino	560
White	27
International Students	283
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,533

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Howard University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Howard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Howard University

In 2020-2021, 9,904 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Howard

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard University was 84.2%. This is the #386 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Howard regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

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