Howard University is a fairly selective school. The school receives about 19,200 applications annually. The overall acceptance rate is around 53 percent which equals about 10,300 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the year starts, only about 2,500 or 24 percent of the students would have decided on Howard University as their school of choice. The school’s application data shows that 30 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 67 percent who are women. When the year starts, about 73 percent of those accepted females decided to study at Howard University and 26 percent were males. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Howard University when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted students have test scores in the range of 20 - 27 for ACT or 1,050 - 1,280 for SAT. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Dual enrollment. Howard University’s undergraduate application fee is $45.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2022 Admissions Cycle
Applications
19,188
Male 5,882
Female 12,911

 

Acceptance
10,253
Male 2,945
Female 7,042

 

Enrollment Total
2,493
Male 656
Female 1,837


Acceptance Rate
53.4%
Male
50.1%
Female
54.5%

 

Yield
24.3%
Male
22.3%
Female
26.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$45


Graduate

$75



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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