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Howard University

Contact Information

2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-2700
(800) 469-2738
Fax: (202) 806-4467
admissions@howard.edu

Admissions Profiles

Selectivity  
Selectivity: selective
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 48.5%
Early decision acceptance rate: 71%
Early action acceptance rate: N/A
Acceptance rate (excluding early action and early decision students): N/A
Fall 2008 Applications, Acceptances, and Enrollments  
Number of applicants: 9,750
Number of applicants accepted: 4,731
Freshman enrollment for Fall 2008: 1,464
Percent of incoming freshmen who applied by either early acceptance or early action: N/A
Number of male applicants: 3,016
Number of male applicants accepted for Fall 2008: 1,489
Male freshman enrollment: 462
Number of female applicants: 6,734
Number of female applicants accepted: 3,242
Female freshman enrollment: 1,002
Wait List  
Does the school have a waiting list? No
Number of applicants placed on a waiting list: N/A
Number of students on the wait list accepted: N/A
Number of students enrolled from a waiting list: N/A
High School Rank  
Percent of first-year students submitting high school class standing: 51%
2008 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 26%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2008): 55%
Freshmen in top 50 percent of high school class (2008): 84%
High School GPA  
Percent of first-year students submitting high school GPA: 98%
Average high school GPA: 3.2
Fall 2008 Freshmen Average SAT Scores  
Percent of first-year students submitting SAT scores: 79%
SAT Critical Reading 25th-75th percentile range: 470-670
SAT Math 25th-75th percentile range: 460-680
SAT Writing 25th-75th percentile range 430-670
SAT Essay 25th-75th percentile range: N/A
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 700-800 range: 2%
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 600-699 range: 18%
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 500-599 range: 52%
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 400-499 range: 28%
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 300-399 range: 1%
Percent with SAT Critical Reading scores in the 200-299 range: 0%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 700-800 range: 2%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 600-699 range: 16%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 500-599 range: 52%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 400-499 range: 30%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 300-399 range: 0%
Percent with SAT Math scores in the 200-299 range: 0%
Fall 2008 Freshmen Average ACT Scores  
Percent of first-year students submitting ACT scores 44%
ACT English 25th-75th percentile range: N/A
ACT Math 25th-75th percentile range: N/A
ACT Composite 25th-75th percentile range: 19-29
Percent with ACT English scores in the 30-36 range: 10%
Percent with ACT English scores in the 24-29 range: 39%
Percent with ACT English scores in the 18-23 range: 45%
Percent with ACT English scores in the 12-17 range: 5%
Percent with ACT English scores in the 6-11 range: 0%
Percent with ACT English scores below 6: 0%
Percent with ACT Math scores in the 30-36 range: 4%
Percent with ACT Math scores in the 24-29 range: 32%
Percent with ACT Math scores in the 18-23 range: 52%
Percent with ACT Math scores in the 12-17 range: 13%
Percent with ACT Math scores in the 6-11 range: 0%
Percent with ACT Math scores below 6: 0%
Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 30-36 range: 4%
Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 24-29 range: 35%
Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 18-23 range: 58%
Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 12-17 range: 3%
Percent with ACT Composite scores in the 6-11 range: 0%
Percent with ACT Composite scores below 6: 0%

TOEFL
TOEFL requirement? N/A
May the TOEFL be submitted in place of the SAT or ACT? No
Minimum TOEFL score required (paper test): 550
Minimum TOEFL score required (computer test): 213
Average TOEFL score (paper test): 550
Average TOEFL score (computer test): 213

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