Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University · Campus
Washington, DC · City · Private · Research university · the Bison · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
10,190
Undergraduates
+ 3,226 graduate students
11:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
90%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
91%
From out of state
+ 7% from abroad
$16k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Washington, DC
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- DesignationsHBCU
- MedicalGrants medical degrees · Runs a hospital
- Admissions35% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
10,1903,226
Undergraduates 10,190Graduate students 3,226
Where first-years come from
91%
In state 1%Other states 91%Abroad 7%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
67%13%
Hispanic 7%Black 67%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 5%Not reported 13%
- Women70%
- Full-time92% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,268 entered last fall
- Transfers in183 2% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online72% take some classes online 6% fully online
- Registered with disability services3.5% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $16,474 | $3,452 | $19,926 |
| Off campus | $22,216 | $6,776 | $28,992 |
| With family | — | $3,325 | $3,325 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.25 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#4Out of stateof 366 · Division I#5Most womenof 366 · Division I#51Class sizeof 366 · Division I#53Most neighboursof 366 · Division I
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