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
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
American UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,8857,9177,6003175,9683,2402,728
The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year4,9683,0112,7892221,9578251,132
University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year3,5773,0571,2441,813520322198
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year73---736211
Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,32291485262408257151
George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year25,93911,48210,3321,15014,4577,3267,131
Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year20,9847,9007,18771313,0848,2754,809
Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year12,8869,8099,0227873,0772,528549
Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year36231525290471532
National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year181818----
Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,8951,561952609334109225
Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year454---454186268
University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year534228228-306306-
Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year438438438----
Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year205205101104---
Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year131---1318051
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year64---645014
The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year652---652420232
Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year11,0178,3684837,8852,6494182,231
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year14814812028---
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year2525187---
Arizona State University - Washington, D.C.Public, 4-year-------
NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year181818----
Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington, D.CPrivate, 4-year-------