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Colleges in the District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has 19 degree-granting colleges and universities in the federal directory: 1 public, 13 private nonprofit and 5 for-profit. Together they enroll about 55,000 undergraduates. Largest by enrollment: George Washington University, with 11,182. They're listed A to Z: the Almanac doesn't rank colleges.

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CollegeNet price Admit rate Graduation Undergrads
American UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$41,30262%75%7,266
Gallaudet UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$27,39858%52%812
George Washington UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$35,76047%83%11,182
Georgetown UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$33,66113%94%7,569
Howard UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$33,00241%74%10,108
Institute of World PoliticsWashington · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
NewU UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
Not reported12%Not reported34
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesWashington · Private nonprofit
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Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyWashington · Private nonprofit
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Saint Michael College of Allied HealthWashington · Private for-profit
$40,30075%Not reported136
Strayer University, District of ColumbiaWashington · Private for-profit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported156
Strayer University, Global RegionWashington · Private for-profit
$23,175Not reported10%9,376
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington · Private nonprofit
$32,54383%76%3,154
The Chicago School at Washington DCWashington · Private nonprofit
Not reported43%Not reportedNot reported
Trinity Washington UniversityWashington · Private nonprofit
$12,820100%55%1,414
University of the District of ColumbiaWashington · Public
$9,519Not reported30%3,351
University of the Potomac, Washington DC CampusWashington · Private for-profit
$17,778Not reported40%809
Wesley Theological SeminaryWashington · Private nonprofit
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Windsor UniversityWashington · Private for-profit
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Source: College Scorecard ↗, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS ↗. Net price is the average for first-year students who received aid, in the latest year each college reported; admit rate is for students entering in fall 2024; graduation is for 2019 entrants; undergraduates are for fall 2024. A dash means the college didn't report the figure.