American University has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 11 to last year.
Georgetown University and George Washington University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
American University has the highest students to faculty ratio of 11 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Georgetown University has the second lowest ratio of 11 to 1.
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 | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
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1 1 | American University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 11 to 1 1 to 1 | 13,885 | 827 | 704 | $56,543 | 79.00% |
1 - | Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 11 to 1 - | 20,984 | 1,251 | 967 | $65,081 | 95.00% |
3 1 | George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 12 to 1 - | 25,939 | 1,255 | 1,239 | $64,798 | 84.00% |
4 - | Howard University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year | 14 to 1 1 to 1 | 12,886 | 929 | 236 | $33,344 | 70.00% |
Average | 12 to 1 | 18,424 | 1,066 | 787 | $54,942 | 82.00% |