Howard University
#152 in National Universities
#5 in District of Columbia
4-years Private College In Washington, DC
Total 12,886 students are enrolled in Howard University (9,809 undergraduate and 3,077 graduate). Among them, 339 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 1,165 faculties are working for Howard University and student to faculty ratio is 11.06 to 1.
Student Population
Total Population | 12,886 |
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Undergraduate | 9,809 |
Graduate | 3,077 |
Online Degree Enrollment | 339 |
Total Number of Faculty | 1,165 |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
Population By Gender/Attending Status
For academic year 2021-2022, total 12,886 students enrolled into Howard University. 9,809 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,077 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 11,056 full-time and 1,830 part-time students. By gender, 3,523 male and 8,542 female students are attending at Howard University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Howard University.
Gender Distribution
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,065 | 3,523 | 8,542 |
Undergraduate | 8,964 | 2,507 | 6,457 |
Graduate | 3,101 | 1,016 | 2,085 |
Attending Status
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,065 | 11,056 | 1,009 |
Undergraduate | 8,964 | 8,419 | 545 |
Graduate | 3,101 | 2,637 | 464 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Howard University. There are 162 White (1.34%), 8,133 Black/African American (67.41%), 779 Hispanic (6.46%), 522 Asian (4.33%), and 2,469 students with other races.
Total
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 12,065 | 3,523 | 8,542 |
American Indian/Native American | 139 | 32 | 107 |
Asian | 522 | 165 | 357 |
Black/African American | 8,133 | 2,291 | 5,842 |
Hispanic | 779 | 219 | 560 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 22 | 5 | 17 |
White | 162 | 59 | 103 |
Two More | 506 | 122 | 384 |
Un-Known | 1,308 | 409 | 899 |
Undergraduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,964 | 2,507 | 6,457 |
American Indian/Native American | 132 | 30 | 102 |
Asian | 381 | 99 | 282 |
Black/African American | 5,885 | 1,572 | 4,313 |
Hispanic | 577 | 157 | 420 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 21 | 5 | 16 |
White | 35 | 11 | 24 |
Two More | 391 | 92 | 299 |
Un-Known | 1,254 | 398 | 856 |
Graduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,101 | 1,016 | 2,085 |
American Indian/Native American | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Asian | 141 | 66 | 75 |
Black/African American | 2,248 | 719 | 1,529 |
Hispanic | 202 | 62 | 140 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 127 | 48 | 79 |
Two More | 115 | 30 | 85 |
Un-Known | 54 | 11 | 43 |
Distance Learning Population
Howard University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 185 students (1.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9,719 students (80.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Howard University.
Total | Enrolled Exclusively | Enrolled Some Courses | Not In Online Courses | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,065 | 185 | 9,719 | 2,161 |
Undergraduate | 8,964 | 0 | 8,498 | 466 |
Graduate | 3,101 | 185 | 1,221 | 1,695 |
Population by Age
The following table summarizes the students population by age at Howard University. 4,457 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.94% of total students), 5,066 students are aged below 20 (41.99%), 166 students are aged above 50 (1.38%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Howard University.
Total
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,065 | 3,523 | 8,542 |
Under 18 | 375 | 111 | 264 |
Age 18-19 | 4,691 | 1,209 | 3,482 |
Age 20-21 | 3,122 | 882 | 2,240 |
Age 22-24 | 1,335 | 417 | 918 |
Age 25-29 | 1,335 | 451 | 884 |
Age 30-34 | 523 | 199 | 324 |
Age 35-39 | 252 | 89 | 163 |
Age 40-49 | 258 | 99 | 159 |
Age 50-64 | 142 | 56 | 86 |
Over 64 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
Age Un-Known | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Undergraduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,964 | 2,507 | 6,457 |
Under 18 | 375 | 111 | 264 |
Age 18-19 | 4,690 | 1,209 | 3,481 |
Age 20-21 | 3,078 | 873 | 2,205 |
Age 22-24 | 584 | 225 | 359 |
Age 25-29 | 121 | 49 | 72 |
Age 30-34 | 45 | 15 | 30 |
Age 35-39 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
Age 40-49 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
Age 50-64 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Over 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Age Un-Known | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Graduate
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,101 | 1,016 | 2,085 |
Under 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Age 20-21 | 44 | 9 | 35 |
Age 22-24 | 751 | 192 | 559 |
Age 25-29 | 1,214 | 402 | 812 |
Age 30-34 | 478 | 184 | 294 |
Age 35-39 | 230 | 85 | 145 |
Age 40-49 | 229 | 86 | 143 |
Age 50-64 | 133 | 52 | 81 |
Over 64 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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