Total 99,595 Students Enrolled in District of Columbia Colleges

A total of 99,595 students are enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 55,414 undergraduate and 44,181 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 55.64% and the proportion of graduate students is 44.36%.

By school level, 98,761 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 604 students enrolled in community colleges, and 230 students enrolled in trade schools.

For District of Columbia colleges, George Washington University has the most number of students of 25,939 among 4-year colleges. For District of Columbia community colleges, Career Technical Institute has the most students of 438 and Bennett Career Institute is the largest trade school with 205.

Student Population By School Level for District of Columbia Colleges

By attending status, there are 65,846 full-time students and 33,749 part-time students at District of Columbia colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between District of Columbia colleges. A total of 99,595 students have enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between District of Columbia Colleges
School	Total Enrollment	Undergraduate			Graduate
School	Total Enrollment	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
American UniversityPrivate, 4-year	13,885	7,917	7,600	317	5,968	3,240	2,728
The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year	4,968	3,011	2,789	222	1,957	825	1,132
University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year	3,577	3,057	1,244	1,813	520	322	198
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year	73	-	-	-	73	62	11
Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,322	914	852	62	408	257	151
George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year	25,939	11,482	10,332	1,150	14,457	7,326	7,131
Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year	20,984	7,900	7,187	713	13,084	8,275	4,809
Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year	12,886	9,809	9,022	787	3,077	2,528	549
Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year	362	315	25	290	47	15	32
National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year	18	18	18	-	-	-	-
Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,895	1,561	952	609	334	109	225
Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year	454	-	-	-	454	186	268
University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year	534	228	228	-	306	306	-
Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year	438	438	438	-	-	-	-
Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year	205	205	101	104	-	-	-
Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year	131	-	-	-	131	80	51
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year	64	-	-	-	64	50	14
The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year	652	-	-	-	652	420	232
Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year	11,017	8,368	483	7,885	2,649	418	2,231
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year	148	148	120	28	-	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year	25	25	18	7	-	-	-
Arizona State University - Washington, D.C.Public, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year	18	18	18	-	-	-	-
Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington, D.CPrivate, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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