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District of Columbia Colleges by the Numbers
11 college profiles in our District of Columbia directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
In the Fall 2024 filings for the District of Columbia, 2 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 2 reported not considering them. 4 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. the District of Columbia has 11 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from George Washington University at 11,182 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Georgetown University at 12.9% admitted; the highest is at Trinity Washington University at 99.5%.
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $5,662 at the cheapest campus to $68,017 at the most expensive — a $62,355 spread inside the District of Columbia alone. the District of Columbia's ten-year earnings benchmark of $63,066 sits 17% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
Each the District of Columbia profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing the District of Columbia schools.
District of Columbia medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58.1% | $31,210 | $63,066 | 70% |
Medians across 10 active bachelor's-degree institutions in the District of Columbia; the directory below lists 11 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All District of Columbia colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University | Washington | 62% | 1280–1460 | $58,771 | 7,266 | $77,370 |
| Gallaudet University | Washington | 58.1% | 780–1022 | $19,654 | 812 | $43,101 |
| George Washington University | Washington | 47.1% | 1350–1500 | $67,710 | 11,182 | $90,873 |
| Georgetown University | Washington | 12.9% | 1390–1550 | $68,017 | 7,569 | $103,494 |
| Howard University | Washington | 41.3% | 1090–1320 | $35,810 | 10,108 | $63,066 |
| Strayer University-District of Columbia | Washington | — | — | $13,920 | 156 | $40,092 |
| Strayer University-Global Region | Washington | — | — | $13,920 | 9,376 | $40,092 |
| The Catholic University of America | Washington | 82.8% | not considered | $58,378 | 3,154 | $73,250 |
| Trinity Washington University | Washington | 99.5% | not considered | $26,610 | 1,414 | $53,804 |
| University of the District of Columbia | Washington | — | — | $5,662 | 3,351 | $44,236 |
| University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | Washington | — | — | $6,660 | 809 | $34,961 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.