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

Where Is Howard University?

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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

Howard University Graduate Student Diversity

3,101 Graduate Students
67% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,101 graduate students at Howard, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 141
Black or African American 2,248
Hispanic or Latino 202
White 127
International Students 206
Other Races/Ethnicities 177

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

185 Took All Classes Online
9,904 Took At Least One Class Online
84.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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This school is the 5th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #302 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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