38.99% of Applicants Accepted to District of Columbia Colleges in 2023-2024 Admission

For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of District of Columbia colleges is 38.99%, 43,225 accepted out of 110,863 applicants.

For District of Columbia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 10,498 (10.46%) compared to last year, from 100,365 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 330, which is less than -3.34% last year.

District of Columbia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.32% compared to last year, which means harder to get into District of Columbia colleges. The yield decreased by 1.74%.

Among District of Columbia colleges, Georgetown University has the lowest acceptance rate of 13.00% with 3,313 accepted students out of 25,485 applicants. Howard University has the most number of applicants of 30,342 and George Washington University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 2,623.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for District of Columbia Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in District of Columbia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for District of Columbia Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Georgetown University	25,485 -1,153	3,313 56	1,590 4	13.00% 0.77%	47.99% -0.71%
Howard University	30,342 11,154	10,620 367	2,230 -263	35.00% -18.43%	21.00% -3.31%
George Washington University	27,094 -172	11,921 -1,433	2,623 -318	44.00% -4.98%	22.00% -0.02%
American University	17,786 -1,724	8,359 433	1,839 78	47.00% 6.37%	22.00% -0.22%
Gallaudet University	425 45	259 34	150 -11	60.94% 1.73%	57.92% -13.64%
Saint Michael College of Allied Health	95 -30	61 -11	34 -8	64.21% 6.61%	55.74% -2.59%
The Catholic University of America	5,874 73	4,934 -31	839 74	84.00% -1.59%	17.00% 1.59%
Trinity Washington University	1,114 356	1,103 368	254 97	99.01% 2.04%	23.03% 1.67%
NewU University	2,743 1,919	2,716 1,971	27 9	99.02% 8.61%	0.99% -1.43%

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38.99% of Applicants Accepted to District of Columbia Colleges in 2023-2024 Admission

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