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Howard University

Founded in 1867, this private, research university is located in Washington, D.C. The university has 12 schools and colleges for 10,500 students to pursue undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in more than 120 areas of study.

The University continues to attract the nation’s top students and produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the United States. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, A Truman Scholar, a Marshall Scholar, 19 Fulbright Scholars and 11 Pickering Fellows.

Mascot:
Bison

Top Majors:
Biology, Journalism, Nursing, Political Science, Radio and Television

Total Undergraduates:
7,309

Total Grad Students:
1,736

Tuition:
$14,020

Notable Alumni:

• Debbie Allen (1972)
• Stokely Carmichael (1964)
• Roberta Flack (1956)
• Toni Morrison (1953)
• Phylicia Rashad (1970)

Campus Media:

• Newspaper: The Hilltop
• TV: WHUT
• Radio: WHUR

Address:
2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-2700
http://www.howard.edu

Admissions Office: http://www.howard.edu/enrollment/admission/

Schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• John H. Johnson School of Communications
• College of Dentistry
• School of Divinity
• School of Education
• College of Engineering, Architecture & Computer Sciences
• Howard University Graduate School
• School of Law
• College of Medicine
• College of Pharmacy, Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
• School of Social Work

Student organizations:
A number of student organizations were founded at Howard University, including:

• Alpha Kappa Alpha – Founded 1908
• Omega Psi Phi – Founded 1911
• Delta Sigma Theta – Founded 1913
• Phi Beta Sigma – Founded 1914
• Zeta Phi Beta – Founded 1920

Go on a virtual tour of the Howard University campus: http://www.howard.edu/campustour/

Get ready to cheer for the Howard Bison athletic teams: http://www.howard-bison.com/landing/index