District Of Columbia Private Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

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 Private 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 34.75% and the average SAT score is 1,378 at the schools.

Table. District Of Columbia Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Howard University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
6.42%
$33,34421.00%35.00%1,20012,88614 to 1
2
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American University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 79.00%
0.30%
$56,54322.00%47.00%1,38013,88511 to 1
3
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George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
0.34%
$64,79822.00%44.00%1,43025,93912 to 1
4
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Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 95.00%
0.20%
$65,08147.99%13.00%1,50020,98411 to 1
Average82.00%$54,94228.25%34.75%1,37818,42412 to 1