Howard University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 70% last year.
American University with 79% and George Washington University with 84% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of District Of Columbia Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $54,942 and graduate tuition & fees is $41,437 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 34.72% and the average SAT score is 1,378 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Howard University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 70.00% 6.42% | $33,344 | 21.42% | 34.89% | 1,200 | 12,886 | 14 to 1 |
| 2 - | American University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 79.00% 0.30% | $56,543 | 22.02% | 47.38% | 1,380 | 13,885 | 11 to 1 |
| 3 - | George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 0.34% | $64,798 | 21.52% | 43.54% | 1,430 | 25,939 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 95.00% 0.20% | $65,081 | 47.96% | 13.08% | 1,500 | 20,984 | 11 to 1 |
| Average | 82.00% | $54,942 | 28.23% | 34.72% | 1,378 | 18,424 | 12 to 1 |