Student Population by Gender

Howard University has a total of 12,886 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,809 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,077 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,794 male and 9,092 female students (the male-female ratio is 29:71) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total12,8869,8093,077
Men3,7942,7581,036
Women9,0927,0512,041
Howard University Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 141 White, 8,581 Black, and 443 Asian students out of a total of 12,886 are attending at Howard University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
Howard University Student Population by Race
Howard University Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Howard University Undergraduate Student Population by Race
Howard University Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Howard University Graduate Student Population by Race
Howard University Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,809 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 168 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.71%.156 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, HU has 1,248 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 10,516 students under 25 years old, and 2,364 students over 25 years old out of 12,886 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 1,248 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. HU has 9,622 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 182 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Howard University Student Population by Age
Howard University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Howard University Undergraduate Student Population by Age
Howard University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 894 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,182 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Howard University Graduate Student Population by Age
Howard University Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Howard University, 339 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,021 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students12,8863399,021
Undergraduate9,80908,147
Graduate3,077339874
Online Program Student Population
Howard University Online Student Population
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