Top Colleges in District of Columbia Student Population

A total of 85,818 students enroll in Top Colleges in District of Columbia. By gender, of the total student body, 37.83% are male (32,466) and 62.17% are female (53,352).

The average student population of Top Colleges in District of Columbia is 9,535. George Washington University is the largest with 25,939 students, and Strayer University-District of Columbia is the smallest with 362 students among Top Colleges in District of Columbia.

There are 45,966 undergraduate students in Top Colleges in District of Columbia, 53.56% of the student body. Graduate students account for 46.44% of the total students.

Of the Top Colleges in District of Columbia, George Washington University has the largest undergraduate and graduate schools with 11,482 undergraduate and 14,457 graduate schools.


Table. Top Colleges in District of Columbia Student Population Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBy GenderBy LevelOnline Enrollment
MenWomenUndergraduateGraduateUndergraduateGraduate
1Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC20,9849,46911,5157,90013,0843723,186
2George Washington UniversityWashington, DC25,9399,77416,16511,48214,4575794,400
3American UniversityWashington, DC13,8855,1058,7807,9175,968451,471
4The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC4,9682,2672,7013,0111,95734358
5Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC1,3225467769144084091
6Howard UniversityWashington, DC12,8863,7949,0929,8093,077-339
7University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC3,5771,2932,2843,05752013-
8Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC1,8951311,7641,561334341202
9Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington, DC362872753154731547
-Average9,5353,6075,9285,1074,428531,262