The student population at Howard University is 12,886 (9,809 undergraduate and 3,077 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,589 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at HU is 76.12% which is increased by 2,835 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 246 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.40 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

339 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 670.45% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,327 where 12,886 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

76.12% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.88% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,835 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 246 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.40 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in HU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Howard University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,2976,9742,2884,6863,3231,2882,035
2014-1510,265
-32
7,013
39
2,297
9
4,716
30
3,252
-71
1,262
-26
1,990
-45
2015-1610,002
-263
6,883
-130
2,242
-55
4,641
-75
3,119
-133
1,230
-32
1,889
-101
2016-178,966
-1,036
5,899
-984
1,955
-287
3,944
-697
3,067
-52
1,191
-39
1,876
-13
2017-189,392
426
6,354
455
1,985
30
4,369
425
3,038
-29
1,145
-46
1,893
17
2018-199,139
-253
6,243
-111
1,931
-54
4,312
-57
2,896
-142
1,064
-81
1,832
-61
2019-209,399
260
6,526
283
1,900
-31
4,626
314
2,873
-23
1,022
-42
1,851
19
2020-2110,859
1,460
7,857
1,331
2,215
315
5,642
1,016
3,002
129
1,023
1
1,979
128
2021-2212,065
1,206
8,964
1,107
2,507
292
6,457
815
3,101
99
1,016
-7
2,085
106
2022-2312,886
821
9,809
845
2,758
251
7,051
594
3,077
-24
1,036
20
2,041
-44
Average10,3277,2522,2085,0443,0751,1281,947
Howard University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,252 where 9,809 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Howard University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,9746,4952,0874,408479201278
2014-157,0136,5132,0934,420500204296
2015-166,8836,4122,0714,341471171300
2016-175,8995,5751,8043,771324151173
2017-186,3546,0901,8744,216264111153
2018-196,2435,9911,8264,165252105147
2019-206,5266,2691,7974,472257103154
2020-217,8577,4972,0855,412360130230
2021-228,9648,4192,2996,120545208337
2022-239,8099,0222,4496,573787309478
Average7,2527,2522,0394,7907,252169255
Howard University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,075 where 3,077 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Howard University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,3232,6281,0271,601695261434
2014-153,2522,6501,0461,604602216386
2015-163,1192,6141,0401,574505190315
2016-173,0672,5849871,597483204279
2017-183,0382,5539601,593485185300
2018-192,8962,5099101,599387154233
2019-202,8732,4928741,618381148233
2020-213,0022,5538741,679449149300
2021-223,1012,6378631,774464153311
2022-233,0772,5288851,643549151398
Average3,0753,0759471,6283,075181319
Howard University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 1.09% and the percentage of black students is 66.59% at Howard University. 3.44% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Howard University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141693268,83792393000
2014-151033488,81286243130
2015-16593198,54591183210
2016-17182947,540118182750
2017-18142737,948120232730
2018-19183007,676133383060
2019-201102616,70457320212317
2020-211324177,37371828214407
2021-221395228,13377922162506
2022-231174438,58181718141581
Average883508,01535325252181
Howard University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

339 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 670.45% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Howard University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,2654412410,097
2015-1610,002818119,110
2016-178,966777258,164
2017-189,392216778,694
2018-199,139291,0308,080
2019-209,399221,0478,330
2020-2110,8591093,4567,294
2021-2212,0651859,7192,161
2022-2312,8863399,0213,526
Average10,3301012,9577,273

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