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We last profiled Wilberforce University of Ohio, one of the oldest HBCUs, which received an average score of 6.
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Today's school really needs no introduction. In the minds of many (including many of my fam) there is Howard University and there are the "others". Howard is not only the most prestigious co-ed HBCU but one of the largest with over 12,000 students, almost 9,000 of which are undergraduates.
Howard has long been seen as one of the top HBCUs and it has traditionally played such a role, long before Morehouse and Spelman were really prominent. Howard University was established soon after the end of the Civil War and was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Union war hero and then commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau. It has always been one of the top three largest HBCUs in terms of the number of people it has educated.
It was the go-to HBCU for the Black elite for generations, especially those in the DC area which flowed through the pipeline of the outstanding Dunbar High School. Howard still has one of the highest percentage of upper class ($100k+ family students), exceeded only by Hampton, Morehouse, and Spelman. It is also competititve in admissions only admitting 35% of applicants. However, it is still a good choice for students who are first generation, these are 24% of the total, and over half (53%) finish school in six years, the same rate as upper income students who graduate in four years. A better record than all but a few HBCUs.
One area Howard beats out Hampton, Morehouse, and Spelman is the breadth and prestige of its academic departments. Howard is literally one of the few HBCUs where you have large numbers of students able to major in everything from theater to journalism to physics to history to computer science to nursing to sociology where most departments have high quality faculty and resources. Its business program is tops amongst HBCUs and was the first to have an undergraduate supply chain management program and management information systems program. Not only this, it has the highest paid graduates of all HBCUs due to the renown of its programs and its industry connections. Few other HBCUs can boast partnerships with Google, Disney, or Microsoft or have its top Finance graduates end up at places like Goldman Sachs or Silicon Valley companies. Howard also has the largest endowment amongst HBCUs in excess of $850M.
Howard long has had some of the most famous Black faculty such as Ernest Everett Just (biologist), E. Franklin Frazier (sociologist), Sterling Alan Brown (English), David Blackwell (mathematics), Carter G. Woodson (history) and Nobel Peace Laureate Ralph Bunche (political science). It also has famous law and medical schools which were responsible for educating many of the greatest Black politicians, lawyers, and medical doctors of the 19th and 20th century.
In addition, Howard is the HBCU where the most Black Greek organizations were founded. Omega Psi Phi (Ques), Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKAs), Delta Sigma Theta (Deltas), Zeta Phi Beta (Zetas), and Phi Beta Sigma (Sigmas) were all established at Howard.
Founded: 1867
City, State: Washington, DC
Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Nickname: Bison
Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 12,065 (8,964 undergraduate), 89% Black
Part-time student percentage: 6%
First Generation Student Percentage: 24%
Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 39% / 15%
Out of State Percentage: 95% (Top States: New York, Maryland, Georgia, California, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Florida)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Admissions Acceptance Rate: 35%
4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 53% / 64%
Transfer out rate: 23%
Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 28% male/ 72% female (2.6:1)
Tuition: $31k
Median Federal Debt After Graduation: $25k
Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: $76k
Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $56k
Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Computer Systems/Manage Information Systems: $95k, Nursing: $72k, Accounting: $64k, Finance: $54k, Business Administration: $56k, Communications: $50k, Journalist: $45k
Top Majors by Degrees:
Communications/Journalism, Business (with various concentrations), Biology, Political Science, Psycology, Computer Science, Theater/Performing Arts
Endowment: $800M+ (incl. $40M from MacKenzie Scott)
Alumni Engagement: 12% of alumni give back
Athletic Conference: Primarily MEAC (NCAA Div 1)
Mascot: Bison
Main Campus
Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall
Founder's Library
Bethune Annex Dining Hall Re-Design
Blackburn University Center
Wiliam H. Greene Stadium
Burr Gymnasium
Showtime Marching band
At the 2021 inauguration
Cheerleaders
Ooh La La! Dancers
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Obviously, those who know, Hampton and Howard had a rivalry as old as time, nonetheless it’s always love. It’s funny because this was the school I wanted to attend first, but their admissions office was trash
