Howard University Business Programs

Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Washington, District of Columbia. The location of Howard is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Howard University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Howard.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#12	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Howard has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Highest Paid International Business Graduates	College Factual
#11	Highest Paid International Business/Trade/Commerce Graduates	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Management Information Systems Graduates	College Factual
#12	Highest Paid Finance Graduates	College Factual
#77	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Howard University?

Contact details for Howard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059
Phone:	202-806-6100
Website:	www.howard.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/howarduniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HowardU

How Do I Get Into Howard?

You can apply to Howard online at: https://www2.howard.edu/admission/undergraduate/adm-process

Admission Requirements for Howard

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Howard?

The acceptance rate of Howard University is 39%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 38%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to Howard submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 620.

Howard received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

Can I Afford Howard University?

The overall average net price of Howard is $31,499. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Howard, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,082 a year. That adds up to $28,328 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Howard is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Howard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,857 undergraduate students at Howard, with 7,497 being full-time and 360 being part-time.

There are also 3,002 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,497 full-time undergraduates at Howard, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	247
Black or African American	5,045
Hispanic or Latino	510
White	61
International Students	305
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,329

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Howard University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Howard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Howard University

In 2019-2020, 3,565 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Howard

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard University was 84.2%. This is the #391 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Howard regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Howard ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Howard.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#195
Business Administration & Management	#237

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Howard University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	115	0	0	0	115
Other Marketing	65	0	0	0	65
Finance	43	0	1	0	44
General Management Information Systems	44	0	0	0	44
General Economics	30	0	6	7	43
General Business Administration and Management	0	3	28	0	31
International Business/Trade/Commerce	31	0	0	0	31
Business Management & Marketing	29	0	0	0	29
Supply Chain Management	23	0	0	0	23
Accounting	19	0	1	0	20
TOTAL	399	3	36	7	445

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.