A total of 100,832 students are enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 233 native american or Alaska native students (0.23%), 8,249 asian students (8.18%), 24,437 african-american students (24.24%), 11,063 hispanic students (10.97%), 114 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.11%), and 34,289 white students (34.01%).
For District of Columbia colleges, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Career Technical Institute has the lowest rate of white students (0.00%.
For Afraican-american students, Saint Michael College of Allied Health has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Georgetown University has the lowest rate of black students (0.06% among District of Columbia colleges.
For Asian students, University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus has the highest rate of asian students (0.46% and Trinity Washington University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.01% among District of Columbia colleges.
In District of Columbia 4-year colleges and universites, there are 8,247 asian students (8.23%), 23,805 african-american students (23.77%), 11,040 hispanic students (11.02%), and 34,278 white students (34.22%).
In District of Columbia community colleges, there are 366 african-american students (95.31%), 10 hispanic students (2.60%), and 4 white students (1.04%).
In District of Columbia trade schools, there are 266 african-american students (90.78%), 13 hispanic students (4.44%), and 7 white students (2.39%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 100,832 | 233 (0.23%) |
8,249 (8.18%) |
24,437 (24.24%) |
11,063 (10.97%) |
114 (0.11%) |
34,289 (34.01%) |
4,115 (4.08%) |
8,589 (8.52%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 100,155 | 232 (0.23%) |
8,247 (8.23%) |
23,805 (23.77%) |
11,040 (11.02%) |
114 (0.11%) |
34,278 (34.22%) |
4,111 (4.10%) |
8,585 (8.57%) |
| Community Colleges | 384 | 0 (0.00%) |
1 (0.26%) |
366 (95.31%) |
10 (2.60%) |
0 (0.00%) |
4 (1.04%) |
2 (0.52%) |
1 (0.26%) |
| Trade Schools | 293 | 1 (0.34%) |
1 (0.34%) |
266 (90.78%) |
13 (4.44%) |
0 (0.00%) |
7 (2.39%) |
2 (0.68%) |
3 (1.02%) |
The following table compares student population by race between District of Columbia colleges. A total of 100,832 students have enrolled in District of Columbia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 12,321 | 6 (0.0%) |
819 (6.6%) |
1,187 (9.6%) |
1,618 (13.1%) |
7 (0.1%) |
6,136 (49.8%) |
601 (4.9%) |
832 (6.8%) |
| The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year | 5,243 | 6 (0.1%) |
169 (3.2%) |
443 (8.4%) |
858 (16.4%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,674 (51.0%) |
279 (5.3%) |
212 (4.0%) |
| University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 4,202 | 20 (0.5%) |
85 (2.0%) |
2,339 (55.7%) |
995 (23.7%) |
3 (0.1%) |
267 (6.4%) |
92 (2.2%) |
244 (5.8%) |
| Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 74 | - | 2 (2.7%) |
- | 6 (8.1%) |
- | 61 (82.4%) |
3 (4.1%) |
- |
| Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,335 | 3 (0.2%) |
66 (4.9%) |
205 (15.4%) |
282 (21.1%) |
7 (0.5%) |
587 (44.0%) |
28 (2.1%) |
101 (7.6%) |
| George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 25,374 | 31 (0.1%) |
3,288 (13.0%) |
2,699 (10.6%) |
2,647 (10.4%) |
21 (0.1%) |
10,748 (42.4%) |
1,030 (4.1%) |
1,237 (4.9%) |
| Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 20,031 | 17 (0.1%) |
2,537 (12.7%) |
1,185 (5.9%) |
1,437 (7.2%) |
23 (0.1%) |
7,588 (37.9%) |
775 (3.9%) |
3,170 (15.8%) |
| Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 14,890 | 22 (0.1%) |
246 (1.7%) |
10,050 (67.5%) |
972 (6.5%) |
6 (0.0%) |
120 (0.8%) |
644 (4.3%) |
2,179 (14.6%) |
| Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year | 188 | 2 (1.1%) |
2 (1.1%) |
154 (81.9%) |
15 (8.0%) |
- | 5 (2.7%) |
5 (2.7%) |
5 (2.7%) |
| National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year | 16 | - | 1 (6.3%) |
9 (56.3%) |
- | - | 3 (18.8%) |
2 (12.5%) |
1 (6.3%) |
| Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,948 | 1 (0.1%) |
16 (0.8%) |
1,054 (54.1%) |
514 (26.4%) |
- | 43 (2.2%) |
50 (2.6%) |
256 (13.1%) |
| Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 374 | 6 (1.6%) |
23 (6.1%) |
140 (37.4%) |
14 (3.7%) |
- | 130 (34.8%) |
- | 30 (8.0%) |
| University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year | 1,241 | - | 566 (45.6%) |
446 (35.9%) |
23 (1.9%) |
2 (0.2%) |
55 (4.4%) |
47 (3.8%) |
2 (0.2%) |
| Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 232 | - | - | 221 (95.3%) |
10 (4.3%) |
- | 1 (0.4%) |
- | - |
| Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 176 | - | - | 173 (98.3%) |
3 (1.7%) |
- | - | - | - |
| Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year | 173 | 1 (0.6%) |
14 (8.1%) |
15 (8.7%) |
9 (5.2%) |
- | 107 (61.8%) |
13 (7.5%) |
14 (8.1%) |
| Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year | 65 | - | 2 (3.1%) |
- | 3 (4.6%) |
- | 34 (52.3%) |
- | 15 (23.1%) |
| The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year | 564 | 1 (0.2%) |
40 (7.1%) |
208 (36.9%) |
66 (11.7%) |
- | 186 (33.0%) |
28 (5.0%) |
16 (2.8%) |
| Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year | 12,098 | 116 (1.0%) |
371 (3.1%) |
3,668 (30.3%) |
1,567 (13.0%) |
42 (0.3%) |
5,536 (45.8%) |
510 (4.2%) |
272 (2.2%) |
| Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year | 136 | - | - | 136 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year | 117 | 1 (0.9%) |
1 (0.9%) |
93 (79.5%) |
10 (8.5%) |
- | 7 (6.0%) |
2 (1.7%) |
3 (2.6%) |
| NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 34 | - | 1 (2.9%) |
12 (35.3%) |
14 (41.2%) |
- | 1 (2.9%) |
6 (17.6%) |
- |