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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