Most Selective Universities in District of Columbia

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in District of Columbia.

8 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 Georgetown University

Private Non-Profit

$65,081 $83,222 95% DC
2 Howard University

Private Non-Profit

$33,344 $47,379 69% DC
3 George Washington University

Private Non-Profit

$64,990 $71,607 85% DC
4 American University

Private Non-Profit

$56,543 $61,328 79% DC
5 Gallaudet University

Private Non-Profit

$18,382 $36,578 45% DC
6 The Catholic University of America

Private Non-Profit

$55,834 $63,217 79% DC
7 NewU University

Private Non-Profit

$16,500 $0 N/A DC
8 Trinity Washington University

Private Non-Profit

$26,110 $38,533 42% DC

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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