Colleges in District of Columbia: acceptance rates and cost

4 District of Columbia colleges are on AdmitFacts so far. The table shows each one's admit rate for fall 2023, its tuition and its graduation rate.

District of Columbia colleges on AdmitFacts

College	Admit rate, fall 2023	In-state tuition, 2025-26	Graduation, 2019 entrants	Net price $0-30k, 2024-25
Howard University	34.9%	$38,936 same for all	74%	$28,321
Georgetown	13.1%	$71,338 same for all	94%	$10,252
GWU	43.5%	$70,170 same for all	83%	$19,440
American University	47.4%	$62,242 same for all	75%	$28,397

Admit rates: IPEDS fall 2023. Tuition and fees: College Scorecard 2025-26; private colleges charge every student the same. Graduation within 6 years: College Scorecard, students who started in 2019. Net price for families earning $0 to $30,000: College Scorecard 2024-25, students with federal aid. State medians cover every operating bachelor's-degree college in the Scorecard file.