School Facts
Howard University, founded in 1867, is a private doctoral/research-extensive institution with 13 schools and colleges: the Graduate School; the Schools of Business, Communications, Divinity, Education, Law, and Social Work; and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering and Architecture, Medicine, and Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. Its 89-acre campus is located in the North West section of Washington, DC.
| Public/private |
Private (nonprofit) |
| Campus enrollment |
9,399 |
| Established in |
1867 |
| Coeducational |
Coeducational College, Founded Coeducational College |
| Historically Black college/university |
yes |
| Accredited by |
• AALS (Association of American Law Schools)
• ABA (American Bar Association)
• ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.)
• ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools)
• ACPE (American Council on Pharmaceutical Education)
• ADA (American Dental Association)
• ADiA (American Dietetic Association)
• ALA (American Library Association)
• AMA/AAMC/LCME (American Medical Association/Association of American Medical Colleges/Liaison Committee on Medical Education)
• AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• APA (American Psychological Association)
• APTA (American Physical Therapy Association)
• ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• ATS (Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada)
• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)
• CSAB (Computing Sciences Accreditation Board)
• CSWE (Council on Social Work Education)
• JRCERT (Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology)
• MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education)
• NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
• NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
• NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design)
• NASM (National Association of Schools of Music)
• NAST (National Association of Schools of Theatre)
• NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)
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