District Of Columbia Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

Howard University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 70% last year.

American University with 75% and The Catholic University of America with 79% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of District Of Columbia Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $57,752 and graduate tuition & fees is $39,917 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded District Of Columbia Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 49.22% and the average SAT score is 1,375, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between District Of Columbia Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. District Of Columbia Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Howard University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 70.00%
2.00%
$35,81019.36%41.34%1,21014,89013 to 1
2
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American University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 75.00%
3.00%
$58,77115.62%61.96%1,37012,32110 to 1
3
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The Catholic University of America Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 79.00%
2.00%
$58,37813.35%82.78%-5,24311 to 1
4
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George Washington University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
1.00%
$67,71019.33%47.09%1,43025,37413 to 1
5
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Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 95.00%
1.00%
$68,08946.68%12.91%1,49020,03111 to 1
Average80.60%$57,75222.87%49.22%1,37515,57212 to 1