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#61 Best Undergraduate Teaching
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#119 Best Value Schools
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#104 National Universities
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#69 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#4 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#2 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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#128 Business Programs
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#108 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
Howard University is ranked #104 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
51
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
127
Graduation and retention rank
182
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
62%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
89%
Social Mobility Rank
4
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
62%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
63%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
61%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
1
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
227
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
310
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
92.6%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
72%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
53.8%
Classes with 50 or more students
6%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
8:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
152
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1140-1285
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
27%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
49
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
108
Average alumni giving rate
10.8%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
