Howard University Trade Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Howard University?

Contact details for Howard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059
Phone:	202-806-6100
Website:	www.howard.edu

Can I Afford Howard?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Howard paid $1,274 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$30,584	$30,584
Fees	$466	$466
Books and Supplies	$1,360	$1,360
On Campus Room and Board	$15,880	$15,880
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,160	$3,160

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Howard, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $5,628 a year. That adds up to $22,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Howard is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Howard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,964 undergraduate students at Howard, with 8,419 being full-time and 545 being part-time.

There are also 3,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,419 full-time undergraduates at Howard, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	370
Black or African American	5,646
Hispanic or Latino	560
White	27
International Students	283
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,533

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Howard University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Howard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Howard University

In 2020-2021, 9,904 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Howard

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard University was 84.2%. This is the #386 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Howard regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.