Colleges in Washington District of Columbia

County: District of Columbia

Elevation: 18 feet

Land Area: 61.4 square miles

Population Density: 9638 people per square mile

Population: 591,833

Population change since 2000: 3.50%

Races (City): Black (60.0%), White Non-Hispanic (27.8%), Hispanic (7.9%), Other race (3.8%), Two or more races (2.4%), American Indian (0.8%), Chinese (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (4.9%), German (4.8%), English (4.4%), Subsaharan African (2.8%), Italian (2.2%), United States (1.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (124.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Mount Rainier, MD (1.8 miles ), Brentwood, MD (1.9 miles ), Cottage City, MD (1.9 miles ), Colmar Manor, MD (2.0 miles ), North Brentwood, MD (2.0 miles ), Chillum, MD (2.0 miles ), Hyattsville, MD (2.1 miles ), Takoma Park, MD (2.2 miles )

Washington Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

High school or higher: 77.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.10%

Graduate or professional degree: 21.00%

Colleges/Universities in Washington:

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 16,045, Location: 2121 EYE ST NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.gwu.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 11,674, Location: 37TH AND O ST NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: georgetown.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 9,297, Location: 2400 SIXTH ST NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.howard.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 8,859, Location: 4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.AMERICAN.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

FT enrollment: 4,472, Location: 620 Michigan Avenue, NE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.cua.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FT enrollment: 3,223, Location: 4200 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, Public, Website: www.udc.edu, Offers Master's degree

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 1,550, Location: 800 FLORIDA AVE NE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.gallaudet.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

STRAYER UNIVERSITY-WASHINGTON CAMPUS

FT enrollment: 885, Location: 1025 15TH ST NW, Private, for-profit, Website: www.strayer.edu, Offers Master's degree

TRINITY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 862, Location: 125 MICHIGAN AVE NE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.trinitydc.edu, Offers Master's degree

SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 694, Location: 501 I ST SW, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Master's degree

STRAYER UNIVERSITY-TAKOMA PARK CAMPUS

FT enrollment: 644, Location: 6830 LAUREL ST NW, Private, for-profit, Website: www.strayer.edu, Offers Master's degree

SANZ SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 525, Location: 1720 EYE ST NW, Private, for-profit, Website: sanzschool.erols.com

POTOMAC COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 404, Location: 4000 CHESAPEAKE ST NW, Private, for-profit, Website: potomac.edu

CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

FT enrollment: 303, Location: 500 17TH ST NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.corcoran.edu

WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

FT enrollment: 261, Location: 4500 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wesleysem.edu, Offers Master's degree

CAREER BLAZERS LEARNING CENTER

FT enrollment: 189, Location: 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 209, Private, for-profit

WASHINGTON THEOLOGICAL UNION

FT enrollment: 161, Location: 6896 LAUREL ST NW, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wtu.edu, Offers Master's degree

UNIV OF THE DIST OF COL DAVID A CLARKE SCH OF LAW

FT enrollment: 141, Location: 4200 CONNECTICUT AVE NW, Public, Website: www.udc.edu

DUDLEY BEAUTY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 138, Location: 2031 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE, Private, for-profit

DOMINICAN HOUSE STUDIES

FT enrollment: 121, Location: 487 MICHIGAN AVE NE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.DHS.EDU, Offers Master's degree)