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

By gender, there are 37,388 men students and 62,207 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.60 to 1.

In 4-year colleges, 62.38% of total enrollment is women students and 37.62% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 71.19%.

For District of Columbia colleges with more than 1,000 students, The Catholic University of America has the highest ratio of men students (45.63%) and Trinity Washington University has the highest ratio of women students (93.09%).

Student Population by Gender and School Level for District of Columbia Colleges

By gender, 37.54% of total students is men students (37,388) and 62.46% is women students (62,207) in District of Columbia collegs.

In 19 4-year District of Columbia colleges in United States, there are 37,149 men students which is 37.62% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year District of Columbia colleges is 62.38% (61,612).

Of the 604 students attending District of Columbia community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 28.81% are men (430) and 71.19% are women students (430).

In District of Columbia trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 65 men and 165 women students, accounting for 28.26% and 71.74% of total students.

Summary Table of Student Population by Gender and School Level for District of Columbia Colleges
School LevelTotalMenWomen
All Levels99,595 37,388
(37.54%)
62,207
(62.46%)
4-year Colleges98,761 37,149
(37.62%)
61,612
(62.38%)
Community Colleges604 174
(28.81%)
430
(71.19%)
Trade Schools230 65
(28.26%)
165
(71.74%)

Student Population Comparison By Gender for All District of Columbia Colleges

The following table compares student population by gender and 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 Comparison by Gender between District of Columbia Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen TotalMenWomen
American UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,8855,105
(36.8%)
8,780
(63.2%)
7,917 2,875
(36.3%)
5,042
(63.7%)
5,968 2,230
(37.4%)
3,738
(62.6%)
The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year4,9682,267
(45.6%)
2,701
(54.4%)
3,011 1,296
(43.0%)
1,715
(57.0%)
1,957 971
(49.6%)
986
(50.4%)
University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year3,5771,293
(36.1%)
2,284
(63.9%)
3,057 1,089
(35.6%)
1,968
(64.4%)
520 204
(39.2%)
316
(60.8%)
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year7365
(89.0%)
8
(11.0%)
- - -73 65
(89.0%)
8
(11.0%)
Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,322546
(41.3%)
776
(58.7%)
914 436
(47.7%)
478
(52.3%)
408 110
(27.0%)
298
(73.0%)
George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year25,9399,774
(37.7%)
16,165
(62.3%)
11,482 4,176
(36.4%)
7,306
(63.6%)
14,457 5,598
(38.7%)
8,859
(61.3%)
Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year20,9849,469
(45.1%)
11,515
(54.9%)
7,900 3,519
(44.5%)
4,381
(55.5%)
13,084 5,950
(45.5%)
7,134
(54.5%)
Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year12,8863,794
(29.4%)
9,092
(70.6%)
9,809 2,758
(28.1%)
7,051
(71.9%)
3,077 1,036
(33.7%)
2,041
(66.3%)
Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year36287
(24.0%)
275
(76.0%)
315 73
(23.2%)
242
(76.8%)
47 14
(29.8%)
33
(70.2%)
National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year188
(44.4%)
10
(55.6%)
18 8
(44.4%)
10
(55.6%)
- - -
Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,895131
(6.9%)
1,764
(93.1%)
1,561 97
(6.2%)
1,464
(93.8%)
334 34
(10.2%)
300
(89.8%)
Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year454245
(54.0%)
209
(46.0%)
- - -454 245
(54.0%)
209
(46.0%)
University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year534329
(61.6%)
205
(38.4%)
228 125
(54.8%)
103
(45.2%)
306 204
(66.7%)
102
(33.3%)
Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year438139
(31.7%)
299
(68.3%)
438 139
(31.7%)
299
(68.3%)
- - -
Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year20564
(31.2%)
141
(68.8%)
205 64
(31.2%)
141
(68.8%)
- - -
Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year13188
(67.2%)
43
(32.8%)
- - -131 88
(67.2%)
43
(32.8%)
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year6436
(56.3%)
28
(43.8%)
- - -64 36
(56.3%)
28
(43.8%)
The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year652106
(16.3%)
546
(83.7%)
- - -652 106
(16.3%)
546
(83.7%)
Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year11,0173,805
(34.5%)
7,212
(65.5%)
8,368 2,654
(31.7%)
5,714
(68.3%)
2,649 1,151
(43.5%)
1,498
(56.5%)
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year14827
(18.2%)
121
(81.8%)
148 27
(18.2%)
121
(81.8%)
- - -
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year251
(4.0%)
24
(96.0%)
25 1
(4.0%)
24
(96.0%)
- - -
Arizona State University - Washington, D.C.Public, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year189
(50.0%)
9
(50.0%)
18 9
(50.0%)
9
(50.0%)
- - -
Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington, D.CPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -