Howard University

Washington, DC · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

41%

Average SAT

1,213

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

10,108

In-state tuition

$35,810

Out-of-state tuition

$35,810

Avg net price

$50,539

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1090 and 1320 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 24

Popular programs at Howard University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Political Science and Government.	121	$31,897	$65,733
2	Biology, General.	118	$28,696	$60,923
3	Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.	116	$25,878	$59,909
4	Psychology, General.	86	$18,934	$59,069
5	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	80	$39,120	$67,881
6	Marketing.	55	N/A	$77,820
7	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	51	$30,733	$61,316
8	Computer Science.	48	N/A	N/A
9	Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	39	N/A	$60,047
10	Finance and Financial Management Services.	39	$81,074	$80,094
11	Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.	36	$17,095	$44,345
12	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	34	$27,801	$55,902
13	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	34	$79,646	$94,136
14	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	24	$64,231	$88,875
15	Mechanical Engineering.	23	N/A	N/A
16	Management Information Systems and Services.	23	$78,544	$103,478
17	Fine and Studio Arts.	22	N/A	$54,696
18	Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.	22	N/A	N/A
19	Chemical Engineering.	21	N/A	N/A
20	Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.	21	N/A	N/A