| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
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| Campus size: |
89 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Washington, DC |
| Population of city/town: |
658,893 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Beltsville, Silver Spring, MD, and Washington. |
| Nearest major city: |
Baltimore |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
622,104 |
| Online campus map: |
www.howard.edu/library/
CampusMaps |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Limited housing available; assignments are made to the extent of availability. Blocks of rooms are reserved for incoming freshmen. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- other housing including Wellness housing.
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| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and transfer students must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
5% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Africa and persons of African descent collections. Health science and law libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, hospital, museum; international affairs and research centers. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
100% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
10 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
2% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
8 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
1% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Barrister; Capsule; The Counseling and Student Personal Newsletter; The Hilltop Newspaper; The Howard Engineer; The Howard Law Journal; The Matrix; The Networker; Nursing Notes; Still Here |
| Number of honor societies: |
20 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
225 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Adventist Student Organization, Christian Brothers United, Christian Sisters United, Word Up! Bible Study, Younglife College; Andrew Ranking Liturgical Dance and Living Stones Worship & Arts Ministries; Bethel Campus and Rejoyce in Jesus Campus Fellowships; community and gospel choirs; Christian Medical and Muslim Student Associations |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Progressive Black Men, NAACP, National Council of Negro Women; Black Journalists and Nation of Islam Student Associations; Kwame Ture for Africana Studies and Collegiate Black Men Societies |
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| International student organizations: |
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Ethiopian Rastafari Community, Afro-Latino Making Alliance, Japanese culture club; Asian, Bahamian, Bermuda, Caribbean, Haitian, and International Student Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Dance ensembles, Spotlight Network, Vizion Performance Team, film organization, Target H.O.P.E., Circle K International, Endustry Power Players, Mecca Mob, Misses at Meridian Outreach, MuSick, Undergraduate Student Assembly, Homecoming Steering Committee, Student Organization for Undergraduate Sociologists, Students for Progressive Action, Human Rights Globalization Law Review, Ubiquity Incorporated, Women in Medicine, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Engineering Without Borders, state/regional organizations; Pershing Angels, American Health Systems Pharmacists, American Mechanical Engineers, Health Professions, Pre-Dental, Political Science, Business Law, American Constitution, American Consultant Pharmacists, National Collegiate Scholars, and Sterling Allen Brown English Societies; College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Communications, Social Work, School of Business, and College of Medicine Student Councils; American Humanics Student, Emergency Medicine Students, Women Law Students, Transfer Student, and Ladies of the Quad Social Associations; real estate and math clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Louis Perkins,
Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Shelley Davis-Hill,
Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA |
| School colors: |
red, white, and blue |
| School mascot: |
Bison |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NCAA |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cross-country | yes | |
| Men's diving | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's soccer | yes | |
| Men's swimming | yes | |
| Men's tennis | yes | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's bowling | no | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | |
| Women's diving | yes | |
| Women's lacrosse | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's volleyball | yes | |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bowling, soccer, softball, table tennis, tae kwon do |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Alexandria, VA (10 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Reston, VA (30 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Washington, DC (2 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Washington, DC (2 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
yes |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
40% immediately, 60% within one year of graduation, 70% within 6 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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American University, Catholic University of America, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland--College Park, University of Pennsylvania. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
65% within six months of graduation, 80% within one year of graduation, 90% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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ABC Disney, Allstate Insurance, American Power Conversion, Ameriprise Financial, Amica Mutual Insurance, Applied Materials, AT&T, Avis Budget Group, AXA-Advisors, Bearingpoint, Inc., Bechtel, Bloomingdale's, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Brown Shoe Co., Cardinal Health, Carrier Corporation, Central Intelligence Agency, CGI, Cintas Corporation, CISCO, Compton Unified, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, DFI International, Government Services, DMG Securities, Inc., Domino 's Pizza, DRAFTFCB, Easton Area School District, ECHOSTAR Communications, Eli Lilly, ESPN, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ernst & Young, Fairbanks North Star Borough SD, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Alexandra City, Fairfax County Public Schools, FDIC, Ford Motor Company, Freddie Mac, Friendship Public Charter School, Gap Inc., Geico, General Services Administration, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, Goldman Sachs, Hartford Financial Services, Illinois Tool Works, Institute for Defense Analysis, JC Penny Company, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Lehman Brothers, M & T Bank, Marsh, Inc., Mediaedgeicia, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Microsoft, Missile Defense Agency, Montgomery County Public Schools, NASA, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, NAVAIR, Naval Inventory Control Point, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Newark Public Schools, Newell Rubbermaid, Northern Trust, Northrop Grumman Corp, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, PEPCO Energy Services, Inc., Pepsi Bottling Group, Prudential Mortgage Capital Group, Radford Army Ammunition for Alliant, Raytheon Company, Safeway, Shakespeare Theater Company, Siemens Corporation, Southern Company, Sprint, Stockamp & Associates, Stryker Medical, Andersen Corporation, T-Mobile, Talbots, Tandberg, Target, Target Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Dept. of State, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, U.S. Secret Service. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Edward Brooke, senator
- Douglas Wilder, governor, former U.S. senator, former governor of Virginia, mayor of Richmond
- Thurgood Marshall.
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