37,429 Men and 63,403 Women Students Enrolled in District of Columbia Colleges

A total of 100,832 students are enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By gender, there are 37,429 men students and 63,403 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.59 to 1.

In 4-year colleges, 62.76% of total enrollment is women students and 37.24% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 80.73%.

For District of Columbia colleges with more than 1,000 students, The Catholic University of America has the highest ratio of men students (48.31%) and Trinity Washington University has the highest ratio of women students (94.61%).

Student Population by Gender and School Level for District of Columbia Colleges

By gender, 37.12% of total students is men students (37,429) and 62.88% is women students (63,403) in District of Columbia collegs.

In 19 4-year District of Columbia colleges in United States, there are 37,293 men students which is 37.24% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year District of Columbia colleges is 62.76% (62,862).

Of the 384 students attending District of Columbia community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 19.27% are men (310) and 80.73% are women students (310).

In District of Columbia trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 62 men and 231 women students, accounting for 21.16% and 78.84% of total students.

Summary Table of Student Population by Gender and School Level for District of Columbia Colleges
School LevelTotalMenWomen
All Levels100,832 37,429
(37.12%)
63,403
(62.88%)
4-year Colleges100,155 37,293
(37.24%)
62,862
(62.76%)
Community Colleges384 74
(19.27%)
310
(80.73%)
Trade Schools293 62
(21.16%)
231
(78.84%)

Student Population Comparison By Gender for All District of Columbia Colleges

The following table compares student population by gender and school level between District of Columbia colleges. A total of 100,832 students have enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Gender between District of Columbia Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen TotalMenWomen
American UniversityPrivate, 4-year12,3214,592
(37.3%)
7,729
(62.7%)
7,476 2,823
(37.8%)
4,653
(62.2%)
4,845 1,769
(36.5%)
3,076
(63.5%)
The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year5,2432,533
(48.3%)
2,710
(51.7%)
3,177 1,469
(46.2%)
1,708
(53.8%)
2,066 1,064
(51.5%)
1,002
(48.5%)
University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year4,2021,457
(34.7%)
2,745
(65.3%)
3,610 1,222
(33.9%)
2,388
(66.1%)
592 235
(39.7%)
357
(60.3%)
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year7457
(77.0%)
17
(23.0%)
- - -74 57
(77.0%)
17
(23.0%)
Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,335521
(39.0%)
814
(61.0%)
875 412
(47.1%)
463
(52.9%)
460 109
(23.7%)
351
(76.3%)
George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year25,3749,655
(38.1%)
15,719
(61.9%)
11,677 4,203
(36.0%)
7,474
(64.0%)
13,697 5,452
(39.8%)
8,245
(60.2%)
Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year20,0318,833
(44.1%)
11,198
(55.9%)
7,833 3,235
(41.3%)
4,598
(58.7%)
12,198 5,598
(45.9%)
6,600
(54.1%)
Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year14,8904,420
(29.7%)
10,470
(70.3%)
11,519 3,262
(28.3%)
8,257
(71.7%)
3,371 1,158
(34.4%)
2,213
(65.6%)
Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year18851
(27.1%)
137
(72.9%)
156 46
(29.5%)
110
(70.5%)
32 5
(15.6%)
27
(84.4%)
National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year169
(56.3%)
7
(43.8%)
16 9
(56.3%)
7
(43.8%)
- - -
Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,948105
(5.4%)
1,843
(94.6%)
1,658 73
(4.4%)
1,585
(95.6%)
290 32
(11.0%)
258
(89.0%)
Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year374174
(46.5%)
200
(53.5%)
- - -374 174
(46.5%)
200
(53.5%)
University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year1,241511
(41.2%)
730
(58.8%)
809 306
(37.8%)
503
(62.2%)
432 205
(47.5%)
227
(52.5%)
Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year23246
(19.8%)
186
(80.2%)
232 46
(19.8%)
186
(80.2%)
- - -
Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year17659
(33.5%)
117
(66.5%)
176 59
(33.5%)
117
(66.5%)
- - -
Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year173120
(69.4%)
53
(30.6%)
- - -173 120
(69.4%)
53
(30.6%)
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year6538
(58.5%)
27
(41.5%)
- - -65 38
(58.5%)
27
(41.5%)
The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year56485
(15.1%)
479
(84.9%)
- - -564 85
(15.1%)
479
(84.9%)
Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year12,0984,122
(34.1%)
7,976
(65.9%)
9,386 3,060
(32.6%)
6,326
(67.4%)
2,712 1,062
(39.2%)
1,650
(60.8%)
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year13619
(14.0%)
117
(86.0%)
136 19
(14.0%)
117
(86.0%)
- - -
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year1173
(2.6%)
114
(97.4%)
117 3
(2.6%)
114
(97.4%)
- - -
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NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year3419
(55.9%)
15
(44.1%)
34 19
(55.9%)
15
(44.1%)
- - -
Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington, D.CPrivate, 4-year-- - - - -- - -
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