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Enrollment Metric Howard University Total all undergraduates 11,519 Total all graduate 3,371 Grand total all students 14,890
Admissions Metric Howard University Total applicants 34,211 Total enrolled 2,738
Early Decision / Action Metric Howard University Offers Early Decision plan? Yes ED closing date 11/1 ED notification date 12/18 # admitted under ED plan 172 Offers Early Action plan? Yes EA closing date 11/1 EA notification date 12/18
Test Scores Metric Howard University % submitting SAT 47.0% % submitting ACT 16.0% SAT EBRW 25th %ile 560 SAT EBRW 75th %ile 670 SAT Math 25th %ile 530 SAT Math 75th %ile 650 ACT Comp 25th %ile 22 ACT Comp 75th %ile 28
Cost Metric Howard University Tuition — in-state $37,996 Tuition — out-of-state $37,996 Required fees $940 Room and board $18,982 Total cost — in-state $57,918 Total cost — out-of-state $57,918
Financial Aid Metric Howard University Avg need-based grant $6,112 Avg % of need met 21.0% Avg merit grant (no need) $15,522
Waitlist & Transfer Metric Howard University # offered place on waitlist 5,972 Transfer applicants (total) 910 Transfer admit rate 77.0%
Faculty Metric Howard University Student-faculty ratio 13:1 % faculty full-time 81.4%
College Scorecard Federal outcomes data not in the CDS — completion, retention, earnings, loan repayment, and demographics. Sourced separately from the CDS figures above; see each school's profile page for the reporting-year vintage of each figure.
Admissions & cost Metric Howard University Admit rate (Scorecard) 41.3% Average net price (private) $50,539
Completion, retention & earnings Metric Howard University Completion rate (200% of expected time) 67.1% Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) 64.3% First-year retention rate 90.5% Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing $72,974
Financial aid Metric Howard University % receiving a Pell Grant 42.7% % receiving a federal loan 61.5%
Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment) Metric Howard University Making progress 10.5% Not making progress 31.2% Defaulted 7.3%
Undergraduates Metric Howard University % part-time 2.3% % white 0.2% % Black 76.8% % Hispanic/Latino 6.9% % Asian 1.5% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0% % two or more races 5.4% % nonresident/international 4.5% % race/ethnicity unknown 4.7%
Instructional staff Metric Howard University % women 53.0% % men 47.0% % white 12.0% % Black 58.4% % Hispanic/Latino 0.0% % Asian 14.9% % American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6% % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1% % two or more races 1.6% % nonresident/international 0.0% % race/ethnicity unknown 12.4%