Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Howard U is greatly skewed towards women students, with 72.0% of undergraduate students being women and 28.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,964, with 6,457 women and 2,507 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Howard U is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.2% of undergraduate students being women and 32.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,101, with 2,085 women and 1,016 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 28.0% 2,507 students
- women 72.0% 6,457 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.8% 1,016 students
- women 67.2% 2,085 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 66.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,885 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 6.5% of the student body, with 577 students. Mixed race students represent 4.4% of the population, with 391 students, while Asian students account for 4.3%, with 381 students. White students account for 0.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 35 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 21 students.
International students make up 3.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 288 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 14.2% of the population, totaling 1,254 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Howard U.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 66.6% 5,885 students
- Unknown race 14.2% 1,254 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 577 students
- Mixed race 4.4% 391 students
- Asian 4.3% 381 students
- International students 3.3% 288 students
- White 0.4% 35 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 21 students
Graduate Students
- African American 72.7% 2,248 students
- International students 6.7% 206 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 202 students
- Asian 4.6% 141 students
- White 4.1% 127 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 115 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 54 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- Asian 48.4% 76 students
- African American 29.9% 47 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 11 students
- Mixed race 7.0% 11 students
- International students 3.2% 5 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 4 students
- Hawaiian 1.9% 3 students
- White 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 52% 4,690 students
- 20-21 34% 3,078 students
- 22-24 7% 584 students
- 25-29 1% 121 students
- 30-34 1% 45 students
- 40-49 0% 29 students
- 35-39 0% 22 students
- 50-64 0% 9 students
- 25-29 39% 1,214 students
- 22-24 24% 751 students
- 30-34 15% 478 students
- 35-39 7% 230 students
- 40-49 7% 229 students
- 50-64 4% 133 students
- 20-21 1% 44 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Howard University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 369 | 14.13% | |
| New York | 258 | 9.88% | |
| Georgia | 201 | 7.70% | |
| New Jersey | 177 | 6.78% | |
| Texas | 168 | 6.43% | |
| Virginia | 162 | 6.20% | |
| California | 160 | 6.13% | |
| Pennsylvania | 149 | 5.71% | |
| Illinois | 137 | 5.25% | |
| North Carolina | 112 | 4.29% | |
| Florida | 106 | 4.06% | |
| Michigan | 61 | 2.34% | |
| Ohio | 56 | 2.14% | |
| Connecticut | 54 | 2.07% | |
| South Carolina | 42 | 1.61% | |
| Louisiana | 38 | 1.46% | |
| District of Columbia | 37 | 1.42% | |
| Tennessee | 35 | 1.34% | |
| Delaware | 31 | 1.19% | |
| Indiana | 31 | 1.19% | |
| Washington | 29 | 1.11% | |
| Alabama | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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