District Of Columbia Colleges With The Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 7 District Of Columbia colleges that have competitive admission is 56.72% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.28%. The acceptance rate at 2 District Of Columbia colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.

Georgetown University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 12.23%. American University (40.63%) and George Washington University (48.98%) are following it in the list of Tightest District Of Columbia Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

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Georgetown University has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 12.23% and American University has the second lowest rate of 40.63% among 7 District Of Columbia colleges with competitive admission. Georgetown University stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. American University ranked 2nd, up 3 places from 5th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $45,755 and graduate tuition & fees is $36,553 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Tightest District Of Columbia Colleges To Get In.

Table. Tightest District Of Columbia Colleges To Get In Comparison
	School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Georgetown University Washington, DC Private, four-years	12.23% 0.25%	48.70%	1,500	$65,081	20,984	95.00%	11 to 1
2 3	American University Washington, DC Private, four-years	40.63% 23.46%	22.22%	1,370	$56,543	13,885	79.00%	11 to 1
3 -	George Washington University Washington, DC Private, four-years	48.98% 0.73%	22.02%	1,410	$64,990	25,939	84.00%	12 to 1
4 2	Howard University Washington, DC Private, four-years	53.43% 18.18%	24.31%	1,170	$33,344	12,886	70.00%	14 to 1
5 1	Gallaudet University Washington, DC Private, four-years	59.21% 2.48%	71.56%	855	$18,382	1,322	43.00%	6 to 1
6 -	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC Private, four-years	85.59% 0.42%	15.41%	-	$55,834	4,968	76.00%	11 to 1
7 -	Trinity Washington University Washington, DC Private, four-years	96.97% 0.32%	21.36%	-	$26,110	1,895	38.00%	12 to 1
	Average	56.72%	32.23%	1,261	$45,755	11,697	69.29%	11 to 1

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