Universities in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 22 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 1 public, 14 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 55,676 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 2 are historically Black colleges or universities.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	George Washington UniversityWashington · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Private	11,182
2	Howard UniversityWashington · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	10,108
3	Strayer University-Global RegionWashington · Special Focus: Engineering	Private for-profit	9,376
4	Georgetown UniversityWashington · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Private	7,569
5	American UniversityWashington · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	7,266
6	University of the District of ColumbiaWashington · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	3,351
7	The Catholic University of AmericaWashington · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	3,154
8	Trinity Washington UniversityWashington · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	1,414
9	Gallaudet UniversityWashington · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	812
10	University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusWashington · Special Focus: Engineering	Private for-profit	809
11	Bennett Career InstituteWashington · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	176
12	Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington · Master's, Small Programs	Private for-profit	156
13	Saint Michael College of Allied HealthWashington · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions	Private for-profit	136
14	The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DCWashington · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	117
15	NewU UniversityWashington · Other / Unclassified	Private	34
16	National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsWashington · Other / Unclassified	Private	16
17	Institute of World PoliticsWashington · Special Focus: Arts, Music & Design	Private	–
18	Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of StudiesWashington · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	–
19	Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and FamilyWashington · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	–
20	The Chicago School at Washington DCWashington · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private	–
21	Wesley Theological SeminaryWashington · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	–
22	Windsor UniversityWashington · Other / Unclassified	Private for-profit	–

A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.