Total 100,832 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.

Student Level: There are 58,887 undergraduate and 41,945 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 58.40% and the proportion of graduate students is 41.60%.
Institution Level: 100,155 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 384 students enrolled in community colleges, and 293 students enrolled in trade schools.

District of Columbia 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 19 District of Columbia 4-year colleges, there are 100,155 students enrolled.

Institution Control: 4,202 (4.20%) students in public and 95,953 (95.80%) in private 4-year colleges.
Student Level: 58,210 (58.12%) undergraduate and 41,945 (41.88%) graduate students in District of Columbia public 4-year colleges.
Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in District of Columbia 4-year colleges, 62.76% are women (62,862) and 37.24% are men (37,293). This yields a ratio of approximately 59 male students for every 100 female students.
Online Enrollment: 11,855 (11.84%) undergraduate and 11,368 (11.35%) graduate students are enrolled online in District of Columbia 4-year colleges.
Largest and Smallest: For District of Columbia colleges, George Washington University has the most number of students of 25,374 among 4-year colleges. For District of Columbia community colleges, Career Technical Institute has the most students of 232 and Bennett Career Institute is the largest trade school with 176.

Student Population By School Level for District of Columbia Colleges

By attending status, there are 68,738 full-time students and 32,094 part-time students at District of Columbia colleges.

The following table compares student population by 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 By School Level between District of Columbia Colleges
School	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
School	Total	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
American UniversityPrivate, 4-year	12,321	7,476	7,220	256	4,845	2,916	1,929
The Catholic University of AmericaPrivate, 4-year	5,243	3,177	2,972	205	2,066	1,040	1,026
University of the District of ColumbiaPublic, 4-year	4,202	3,610	1,427	2,183	592	397	195
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesPrivate, 4-year	74	-	-	-	74	68	6
Gallaudet UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,335	875	766	109	460	269	191
George Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year	25,374	11,677	10,808	869	13,697	7,886	5,811
Georgetown UniversityPrivate, 4-year	20,031	7,833	7,233	600	12,198	8,672	3,526
Howard UniversityPrivate, 4-year	14,890	11,519	9,885	1,634	3,371	2,827	544
Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year	188	156	19	137	32	12	20
National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsPrivate, 2-4 year	16	16	16	-	-	-	-
Trinity Washington UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,948	1,658	993	665	290	44	246
Wesley Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year	374	-	-	-	374	105	269
University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusPrivate, 4-year	1,241	809	809	-	432	432	-
Career Technical InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year	232	232	232	-	-	-	-
Bennett Career InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year	176	176	84	92	-	-	-
Institute of World PoliticsPrivate, 4-year	173	-	-	-	173	90	83
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyPrivate, 4-year	65	-	-	-	65	40	25
The Chicago School at Washington DCPrivate, 4-year	564	-	-	-	564	378	186
Strayer University-Global RegionPrivate, 4-year	12,098	9,386	372	9,014	2,712	516	2,196
Saint Michael College of Allied HealthPrivate, 2-4 year	136	136	104	32	-	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCPrivate, Less than 2-year	117	117	72	45	-	-	-
Arizona State University - Washington, D.C.Public, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NewU UniversityPrivate, 4-year	34	34	34	-	-	-	-
Relay Graduate School of Education - Washington, D.CPrivate, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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