Rankings of Howard University

Howard University, usually abbreviated to HU, is a historically black, privately funded research institution of higher education located in Washington, D.C. The university has an enrollment of roughly 10,000 students and is organized into thirteen distinct schools where students pursue their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 120 subject areas. Their historic campus is situated on top of a hill in Northwest Washington, just blocks away from U Street and Howard Theatre.

Latest ranking updates for Howard University
  • October 2023: New edition of . Howard University ranked #151.
  • September 2023: THE World University Rankings update. Howard University achieves place 801.
  • July 2023: Webometrics announced latest results of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities with Howard University in position 825.
  • July 2023: Howard University ranks 1172 in the latest URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field (Business) from Urap .

University rankings

    • #110 
    • #109 
    Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings
    [Published 14 September, 2021]
    • #146 
    • #801 
    THE World University Rankings
    [Published 27 September, 2023]
    • #335 
    • #1001 
    QS World University Rankings
    [Published 27 June, 2023]
    • #82 
    • #89 
    US News Best National Universities
    [Published 11 September, 2022]
    • #344 
    • #349 
    Forbes: America's Top Colleges
    [Published 30 August, 2022]
    • #268 
    • #273 
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only)
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #168 
    • #767 
    US News: Best Global Universities
    [Published 24 October, 2022]
    • #365 
    • #370 
    Washington Monthly - National Universities
    [Published 28 August, 2022]
    • #228 
    • #1409 
    Scimago Institutions Rankings
    [Published 06 March, 2023]
    • #241 
    • #1213 
    CWUR Center for World University Rankings
    [Published 25 April, 2022]
    • #160 
    • #701 
    NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #177 
    • #1120 
    URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance
    [Published 28 November, 2022]
    • #604 
    • #607 
    MONEY Best Colleges in America, ranked by value
    [Published 16 May, 2022]
    • #219 
    • #306 
    StuDocu World University Ranking - US & Canada
    [Published 06 September, 2021]
    • #238 
    • #242 
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni)
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #210 
    • #825 
    Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
    [Published 31 July, 2023]
    • #160 
    • #891 
    THE China Subject Ratings Overall
    [Published 11 May, 2022]

Historic rankings in TOP global university rankings

Subject rankings

Computer Science

    • #434 
    • #437 
    Computer Science
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]

Education

    • #72 
    • #71 
    Education
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]
    • #83 
    • #301 
    Education
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 26 October, 2022]

Engineering

    • #132 
    • #131 
    Engineering
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]
    • #209 
    • #214 
    Engineering
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #120 
    • #601 
    Engineering
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 26 October, 2022]

Law

    • #99 
    • #98 
    Law
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]

Medicine & Health

    • #92 
    • #451 
    Medicine
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #48 
    • #48 
    Nursing & Health Care
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]

Social Studies & Humanities

    • #141 
    • #601 
    Social Sciences
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 26 October, 2022]

Highest subject rankings for Howard University

Nursing & Health Care Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
#48 
Medicine & Health
Education US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
#71 
Education
Law US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
#98 
Law
Engineering US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
#131 
Engineering
Computer Science Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
#437 
Computer Science
Social Sciences THE World University Rankings by Subject
#601 
Social Studies & Humanities

About Howard University

PROS

  • As a historically black university, many students say that it feels great to be surrounded by so many successful black people.
  • The university enjoys a 7:1 student to teacher ratio, which allows students to get the feedback they need for their assignments.
  • The student body is said to be very kind and approachable in general, which gives those attending the sensation that there’s a mutually supportive environment.

CONS

  • A recurring comment from students is that they’re disappointed with the low support for athletics.
  • The admin office tends to respond slowly, according to students. For this reason, it’s recommended to call in directly if you have any urgent matter to resolve.

Key facts

Foundation year:
1867
Telephone:
+1 202-806-6100
Address:
2400 Sixth Street NW
20059-00, Washington
USA
Website:
https://www.howard.edu
Social:
  • A Day in the Life of an HU School of Business Student
  • Welcome to Howard
  • A Day in the Life of an HU COAS Student
  • A Day in the Life of an HU CEA Student

Map of Howard University

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FAQ

Howard University ranks #124 in USA in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 1925 universities in USA.

Howard University ranks #4 in Washington in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 13 universities in Washington.

Howard University is listed in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, THE World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, US News Best National Universities, Forbes: America's Top Colleges, Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only) and more. See all 28 rankings of Howard University.

Howard University achieved #23 in Bloomberg Businessweek Best Business Schools USA. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Howard University.

Howard University achieved the highest ranking for Medicine & Health. It is ranked #48 in Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors (Nursing & Health Care). See all subject rankings for Howard University.

A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Howard University ranks #4 among universities in Washington and #124 among universities in USA. See all rankings of Howard University.

In our meta ranking Howard University ranks #124 among all universities in USA and Stanford University ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in Washington. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.