District Of Columbia Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 7 District Of Columbia colleges that have competitive admission is 54.71% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.01%. The acceptance rate at 4 District Of Columbia colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.

Georgetown University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 13.00%. Howard University (35.00%) and George Washington University (44.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest District Of Columbia Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Georgetown University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Howard University ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $45,910 and graduate tuition & fees is $36,553 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest District Of Columbia Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 13.00%
0.77%
47.99%1,500$65,08120,98495.00%11 to 1
2
2
Howard University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 35.00%
18.43%
21.00%1,200$33,34412,88670.00%14 to 1
3
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George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 44.00%
4.98%
22.00%1,430$64,79825,93984.00%12 to 1
4
2
American University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 47.00%
6.37%
22.00%1,380$56,54313,88579.00%11 to 1
5
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Gallaudet University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 60.94%
1.73%
57.92%820$19,6581,32243.00%6 to 1
6
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The Catholic University of America Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
1.59%
17.00%-$55,8344,96876.00%11 to 1
7
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Trinity Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 99.01%
2.04%
23.03%-$26,1101,89538.00%12 to 1
Average54.71%30.13%1,266$45,91011,69769.29%11 to 1