41.3%
14,144 admitted
from 34,211 apps
Applications34,211
Overall admit rate41.3%
Enrolled2,738 · 19.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist5,972
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsCharacter
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportHistorically Black Colleges and Universities#226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#1726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#12526
NicheBest Colleges in America#27426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#38326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Federal designationHistorically Black College or University5
Athletic conferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conf.1
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingD.C. colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional Institution
Admissions URLwww.howard.edu
Admissions emailadmission@howard.edu
Admissions phone806-2763
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Spelman College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Spelman College GA · Private (nonprofit)23.8%12202K
Hampton University VA · Private (nonprofit)62.3%—3K
Morehouse College GA · Private (Nonprofit)——2K
Xavier University of Louisiana LA · Private (nonprofit)67.5%10402K
George Washington University DC · Private (nonprofit)43.5%142011K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.