Howard University
Offers a seat to 15% of applicants, up from 6% in 2011.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
11.6 applicants per seat in 2025 (12.9 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
15.4% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, less selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 6.1% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.40 in 2025, up from 2.98 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 1% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Howard University costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $254,256. That ranks #63 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $50,231 | $16,899 |
| 2nd | $50,231 | $15,283 |
| 3rd | $50,231 | $15,876 |
| 4th | $50,232 | $5,273 |
| Total | $254,256 | incl. fees |
5% of the 2025-26 first-year class are District of Columbia residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 17% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where Howard University's students come from
1,047 matriculants from 44 states and territories. 3% were District of Columbia residents.
- Virginia18217.4%
- Maryland17316.5%
- Florida12712.1%
- Texas706.7%
- Georgia605.7%
- New York605.7%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 918 | 374 | 141 | 79 | 15.4% | 390 | 3.40 | 3.27 |
| 2024 | 820 | 365 | 149 | 73 | 18.2% | 18.8 | 3.33 | 3.21 |
| 2023 | 759 | 614 | 127 | 75 | 16.7% | 18.5 | 3.30 | 3.10 |
| 2022 | 740 | 285 | 149 | 66 | 20.1% | 18 | 3.31 | 3.16 |
| 2021 | 1,120 | 431 | 139 | 70 | 12.4% | 18.7 | 3.20 | 3.06 |
| 2020 | 1,000 | 333 | 127 | 69 | 12.7% | 17.5 | 3.12 | 2.94 |
| 2019 | 1,071 | 260 | — | 75 | — | 18.4 | 3.26 | 3.12 |
| 2018 | 2,062 | 266 | 110 | 73 | 5.3% | 18.1 | 3.22 | 3.05 |
| 2017 | 2,577 | 112 | 103 | 79 | 4.0% | 17.9 | 3.20 | 3.10 |
| 2016 | 2,121 | 131 | 124 | 77 | 5.9% | 17.5 | 3.12 | 2.94 |
| 2015 | 2,168 | 242 | 82 | 81 | 3.8% | 17.8 | 3.23 | 3.11 |
| 2014 | 2,396 | 211 | 84 | 76 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.24 | 3.11 |
| 2013 | 2,072 | 167 | 73 | 79 | 3.5% | 17.4 | 3.21 | 3.06 |
| 2012 | 2,760 | 130 | 104 | 72 | 3.8% | 17.8 | 3.25 | 3.11 |
| 2011 | 2,123 | 279 | 130 | 72 | 6.1% | 17.7 | 3.09 | 2.94 |
| 2010 | 2,262 | 151 | — | 80 | — | 18 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 2009 | 2,521 | 150 | — | 80 | — | 17 | 3.24 | 3.09 |
| 2008 | 2,549 | 188 | — | 78 | — | 17 | 3.17 | 3.03 |
| 2007 | 2,528 | 177 | — | 85 | — | 17.3 | 3.16 | 3.06 |
| 2006 | 2,159 | 174 | — | 90 | — | 17 | 3.08 | 2.90 |
| 2005 | 1,829 | 925 | — | 85 | — | 16 | 3.04 | 2.93 |
| 2004 | 1,432 | 887 | — | 85 | — | 16 | 3.02 | 2.80 |
| 2003 | 1,115 | 1,115 | — | 83 | — | 15.47 | 3.05 | 2.95 |
| 2002 | 1,182 | 1,182 | — | 78 | — | 15.7 | 3.08 | 2.95 |
| 2001 | 1,044 | 1,044 | — | 81 | — | 15.71 | 2.96 | 2.84 |
| 2000 | 1,031 | 1,031 | — | 80 | — | 16.22 | 2.98 | 2.86 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.