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Best Colleges in Washington, D.C.

The strongest colleges and universities in Washington, D.C., ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Washington, D.C., ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 25
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Georgetown University Washington, DC 12.9% $40,815 1390-1550 See record
2 George Washington University Washington, DC 47% $36,586 1350-1500 See record
3 The Catholic University of America Washington, DC 83% $29,561 - See record
4 American University Washington, DC 62% $41,943 1280-1460 See record
5 Howard University Washington, DC 41% $50,539 1090-1320 See record
6 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC 100% $9,302 - See record
7 Gallaudet University Washington, DC 58% $15,845 780-1022 See record
8 University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus Washington, DC - - - See record
9 University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC - $10,648 - See record
10 Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC - $17,833 - See record
11 Saint Michael College of Allied Health Washington, DC 75% $38,751 - See record
12 Arizona State University - Washington D.C. Washington, DC - - - See record
13 Bennett Career Institute Washington, DC - $11,824 - See record
14 Career Technical Institute Washington, DC - $20,985 - See record
15 Institute of World Politics Washington, DC - - - See record
16 National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts Washington, DC 100% - - See record
17 NewU University Washington, DC - - - See record
18 Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies Washington, DC - - - See record
19 Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Washington, DC - - - See record
20 Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington D.C Washington, DC - - - See record
21 Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC - - - See record
22 The Chicago School at Washington DC Washington, DC - - - See record
23 The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC Washington, DC - $17,528 - See record
24 Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC - - - See record
25 Windsor University Washington, DC - - - See record