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Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
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  • Independent university, founded 1867
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees certificates, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, post-master's, and first professional certificates
  • Urban 256-acre campus
  • Endowment $371.2 million
  • Coed, 7,112 undergraduate students, 95% full-time, 67% women, 33% men
  • Moderately difficult entrance level, 47% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2005 - 06)
  • Comprehensive fee: $18,481 includes full-time tuition ($11,490), mandatory fees ($805), and room and board ($6186). Part-time tuition: $479 per credit hour
  • Room and board: college room only: $3736. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
  • Payment plan: deferred payment
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2004,: 4,571 applied for aid, 4,395 were judged to have need, 897 had their need fully met. 431 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $3667). 223 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $3590)
  • In 2004,: 913 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 75%
  • Average financial aid package: $17,077
  • Average need-based loan: $3636
  • Average need-based gift aid: $4559
  • Average non-need-based aid: $10,147
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $16,566
  • Financial aid deadline: 8/15
Freshmen
  • Admission 8,860 applied, 4,156 admitted, 1,451 enrolled, 3.2 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.2
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 70%, SAT math scores over 500 66%, ACT scores over 18 94%, SAT verbal scores over 600 25%, SAT math scores over 600 21%, ACT scores over 24 33%, SAT verbal scores over 700 4%, SAT math scores over 700 3%, ACT scores over 30 2%
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