A total of 99,595 students are enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 312 native american or Alaska native students (0.31%), 7,935 asian students (7.97%), 22,583 african-american students (22.67%), 10,489 hispanic students (10.53%), 148 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.15%), and 37,805 white students (37.96%).
For District of Columbia colleges, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Bennett Career Institute has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Bennett Career Institute has the highest rate of black students (0.98% and Georgetown University has the lowest rate of black students (0.07% among District of Columbia colleges.
For Asian students, University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus has the highest rate of asian students (0.44% and Strayer University-District of Columbia has the lowest rate of asian students (0.01% among District of Columbia colleges.
In District of Columbia 4-year colleges and universites, there are 7,921 asian students (8.02%), 21,868 african-american students (22.14%), 10,428 hispanic students (10.56%), and 37,766 white students (38.24%).
In District of Columbia community colleges, there are 496 african-american students (82.12%), 55 hispanic students (9.11%), and 35 white students (5.79%).
In District of Columbia trade schools, there are 219 african-american students (95.22%), 6 hispanic students (2.61%), and 4 white students (1.74%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 99,595 | 312 (0.31%) |
7,935 (7.97%) |
22,583 (22.67%) |
10,489 (10.53%) |
148 (0.15%) |
37,805 (37.96%) |
4,044 (4.06%) |
6,449 (6.48%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 98,761 | 311 (0.31%) |
7,921 (8.02%) |
21,868 (22.14%) |
10,428 (10.56%) |
148 (0.15%) |
37,766 (38.24%) |
4,040 (4.09%) |
6,449 (6.53%) |
| Community Colleges | 604 | 1 (0.17%) |
13 (2.15%) |
496 (82.12%) |
55 (9.11%) |
0 (0.00%) |
35 (5.79%) |
4 (0.66%) |
0 (0.00%) |
| Trade Schools | 230 | 0 (0.00%) |
1 (0.43%) |
219 (95.22%) |
6 (2.61%) |
0 (0.00%) |
4 (1.74%) |
0 (0.00%) |
0 (0.00%) |
The following table compares student population by race between District of Columbia colleges. A total of 99,595 students have enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 13,885 | 13 (0.1%) |
859 (6.2%) |
1,328 (9.6%) |
1,603 (11.5%) |
11 (0.1%) |
7,072 (50.9%) |
625 (4.5%) |
881 (6.3%) |
| The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year | 4,968 | 6 (0.1%) |
168 (3.4%) |
401 (8.1%) |
638 (12.8%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,935 (59.1%) |
243 (4.9%) |
171 (3.4%) |
| University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 3,577 | 9 (0.3%) |
76 (2.1%) |
1,977 (55.3%) |
746 (20.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
238 (6.7%) |
103 (2.9%) |
263 (7.4%) |
| Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 73 | - | 2 (2.7%) |
- | 5 (6.8%) |
- | 57 (78.1%) |
2 (2.7%) |
2 (2.7%) |
| Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,322 | 8 (0.6%) |
69 (5.2%) |
207 (15.7%) |
247 (18.7%) |
8 (0.6%) |
610 (46.1%) |
29 (2.2%) |
65 (4.9%) |
| George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 25,939 | 39 (0.2%) |
3,195 (12.3%) |
2,608 (10.1%) |
2,640 (10.2%) |
32 (0.1%) |
11,888 (45.8%) |
1,017 (3.9%) |
1,178 (4.5%) |
| Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 20,984 | 22 (0.1%) |
2,402 (11.4%) |
1,385 (6.6%) |
1,730 (8.2%) |
26 (0.1%) |
9,268 (44.2%) |
839 (4.0%) |
1,820 (8.7%) |
| Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 12,886 | 117 (0.9%) |
443 (3.4%) |
8,581 (66.6%) |
817 (6.3%) |
18 (0.1%) |
141 (1.1%) |
581 (4.5%) |
1,582 (12.3%) |
| Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year | 362 | 1 (0.3%) |
2 (0.6%) |
295 (81.5%) |
24 (6.6%) |
- | 28 (7.7%) |
10 (2.8%) |
2 (0.6%) |
| National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year | 18 | 1 (5.6%) |
2 (11.1%) |
6 (33.3%) |
1 (5.6%) |
- | 4 (22.2%) |
4 (22.2%) |
- |
| Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,895 | 2 (0.1%) |
23 (1.2%) |
1,016 (53.6%) |
540 (28.5%) |
- | 77 (4.1%) |
40 (2.1%) |
182 (9.6%) |
| Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 454 | 3 (0.7%) |
62 (13.7%) |
139 (30.6%) |
20 (4.4%) |
1 (0.2%) |
183 (40.3%) |
2 (0.4%) |
19 (4.2%) |
| University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year | 534 | 5 (0.9%) |
233 (43.6%) |
57 (10.7%) |
12 (2.2%) |
- | 41 (7.7%) |
7 (1.3%) |
5 (0.9%) |
| Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 438 | - | 10 (2.3%) |
345 (78.8%) |
52 (11.9%) |
- | 31 (7.1%) |
- | - |
| Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 205 | - | - | 201 (98.0%) |
2 (1.0%) |
- | 2 (1.0%) |
- | - |
| Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year | 131 | - | 5 (3.8%) |
10 (7.6%) |
7 (5.3%) |
- | 95 (72.5%) |
6 (4.6%) |
8 (6.1%) |
| Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year | 64 | - | 1 (1.6%) |
- | 4 (6.3%) |
- | 37 (57.8%) |
- | 11 (17.2%) |
| The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year | 652 | - | 40 (6.1%) |
268 (41.1%) |
72 (11.0%) |
- | 184 (28.2%) |
34 (5.2%) |
36 (5.5%) |
| Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year | 11,017 | 86 (0.8%) |
341 (3.1%) |
3,585 (32.5%) |
1,318 (12.0%) |
45 (0.4%) |
4,912 (44.6%) |
500 (4.5%) |
224 (2.0%) |
| Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year | 148 | - | 1 (0.7%) |
145 (98.0%) |
2 (1.4%) |
- | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | - | 1 (4.0%) |
18 (72.0%) |
4 (16.0%) |
- | 2 (8.0%) |
- | - |
| NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 18 | - | - | 11 (61.1%) |
5 (27.8%) |
- | - | 2 (11.1%) |
- |