| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
government, finance, international politics |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
96% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1035 men, 763 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
558 men, 446 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
477 men, 317 women |
| Graduation rate: |
94% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
yes |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in African-American studies, anthropology, Arabic, art, art history, biology, business, business administration, Catholic studies, chemistry, Chinese, classical studies, classics, cognitive science, economics, education/inquiry/justice, English, environmental studies, film/media studies, French, German, government, Greek, health promotion, Hebrew, history, Italian, Japanese, Jewish civilization, journalism, justice/peace studies, linguistics, math, medieval studies, music, performing arts, philosophy, philosophy/bioethics, physics, Portuguese, psychology, Russian, Russian literature/culture, science/technology/international affairs, social/political thought, sociology, Spanish, studio art, theater/performance studies, theology, and women's/gender studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington, DC semester. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered off-campus at George Washington U. |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Howard U. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Advertising
- American Musical Culture
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Art History
- Arts
- Biochemistry
- Biological Physics
- Biology
- Biology of Global Health
- Business
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classics
- Coaching
- Communications/Writing
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Culture/Politics
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Biology
- Ethics
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Franchise Management
- French
- German
- Government
- Government/International Affairs
- Health Care Management/Policy
- Health Studies
- History
- Human Sciences
- Individualized Major
- Information Technology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies/Medieval Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies/Women's/Gender Studies
- International Affairs
- International Business
- International Economics
- International Health
- International History
- International Political Economy
- International Politics
- Italian
- Japanese
- Languages
- Leadership
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medieval Studies
- Museum/Exhibition Design
- Negotiation/Dispute Resolution
- Neurobiology
- Nursing
- Operations/Information Management
- Paralegal Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Economy
- Portuguese
- Project Management
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Real Estate
- Regional/Comparative Studies
- Russian
- Science/Technology/International Affairs
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Spanish/Portuguese Studies
- Studio Art
- Theatre/Performance Studies
- Theology
- Women's/Gender Studies
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Doctorates
- Arabic
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Cell Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- German
- Global Infectious Disease
- Global/International/Comparative History
- Government
- History
- Islamic Studies
- Juridical Science
- Law
- Law/Arab Studies
- Law/Business Administration
- Law/German and European Studies
- Law/Global Law Scholars
- Law/Government
- Law/Latin American Studies
- Law/Public Heath
- Law/Public Interest
- Law/Public Policy
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Medicine
- Medicine/Biochemistry
- Medicine/Cell Biology
- Medicine/Neuroscience
- Microbiology/Immunology
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology/Biophysics
- Psychology
- Religious/Theological Studies
- Spanish
- Spanish/Portuguese
- Theological/Religious Studies
- Tumor Biology
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Master's Degrees
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Applied Economics
- Arab Studies
- Arabic
- Arabic/Islamic Studies
- Art/Museum Studies
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biohazardous Threat Agents/Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Biology
- Biomedical Science Policy/Advocacy
- Biomedical Science/Technology Management
- Biostatistics
- Biostatistics/Epidemiology
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration
- Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Cell Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Communication/Culture/Technology
- Computer Science
- Conflict Resolution
- Culture/Technology
- Democracy Studies
- Developmental Management/Policy
- Economics
- English
- Executive Policy Management
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Foreign Service
- German
- German/European Studies
- Global Health
- Global Health Law
- Global Health Law International Institute
- Global History
- Global Human Development
- Global/International/Comparative History
- Government
- Health Physics
- Health Systems Administration
- History
- Ilades Program/Economics
- International Business/Economic Law
- International Development Policy
- International Executive Business Administration
- International Global Health
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Leadership
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics/Statistics
- Microbiology/Immunology
- National Security Law
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nursing
- Nursing Education
- Nursing/Midwifery
- Nursing/Women's Health
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology/Biophysics
- Policy Management
- Professional Studies/Human Resources
- Professional Studies/Journalism
- Professional Studies/Public Relations
- Professional Studies/Real Estate
- Professional Studies/Sports Industry Management
- Professional Studies/Technology Management
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Russian/Eastern European Studies
- Security
- Security/Financial Regulation
- Security/Intelligence Studies
- Spanish/Portuguese
- Tax Law
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- TESOL/Bilingual Education
- Tumor Biology
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| Credit placement options: |
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- placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- placement for international baccalaureate
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