Howard University

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 Population12,886
Undergraduate9,809
Graduate3,077
Online Degree Enrollment339
Total Number of Faculty1,165
Student to Faculty Ratio14 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.
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,0653,5238,542
Undergraduate8,9642,5076,457
Graduate3,1011,0162,085
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,06511,0561,009
Undergraduate8,9648,419545
Graduate3,1012,637464
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.
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,0653,5238,542
American Indian/Native American13932107
Asian522165357
Black/African American8,1332,2915,842
Hispanic779219560
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander22517
White16259103
Two More506122384
Un-Known1,308409899
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9642,5076,457
American Indian/Native American13230102
Asian38199282
Black/African American5,8851,5724,313
Hispanic577157420
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander21516
White351124
Two More39192299
Un-Known1,254398856
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,1011,0162,085
American Indian/Native American725
Asian1416675
Black/African American2,2487191,529
Hispanic20262140
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1274879
Two More1153085
Un-Known541143
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.
Distance Learning Student Population at Howard University
TotalEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Total12,0651859,7192,161
Undergraduate8,96408,498466
Graduate3,1011851,2211,695
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.
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,0653,5238,542
Under 18375111264
Age 18-194,6911,2093,482
Age 20-213,1228822,240
Age 22-241,335417918
Age 25-291,335451884
Age 30-34523199324
Age 35-3925289163
Age 40-4925899159
Age 50-641425686
Over 6424618
Age Un-Known844
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9642,5076,457
Under 18375111264
Age 18-194,6901,2093,481
Age 20-213,0788732,205
Age 22-24584225359
Age 25-291214972
Age 30-34451530
Age 35-3922418
Age 40-49291316
Age 50-64945
Over 64303
Age Un-Known844
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,1011,0162,085
Under 18000
Age 18-19101
Age 20-2144935
Age 22-24751192559
Age 25-291,214402812
Age 30-34478184294
Age 35-3923085145
Age 40-4922986143
Age 50-641335281
Over 6421615
Age Un-Known000