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Howard University has an acceptance rate of 53% . Of those admitted, 24% go on to enroll. The application fee is $45 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $45
  • Number of Applicants: 19,188
  • Percent Admitted: 53%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 24%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 19,188 5,882 12,911
Percent admitted 53% 50% 55%
Percent admitted who enrolled 24% 22% 26%

Admissions Selectivity: Somewhat Selective

This institution admits less than 75% of its applicants.

Howard University Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)       ✔
TOEFL (if applicable)       ✔

Howard University Test Scores

Howard University SAT Scores

SAT Range 1050 – 1290
SAT Average 1170
SAT 25th Percentile 1050
SAT 75th Percentile 1290

Howard University ACT Scores

ACT Range 20 – 26
ACT Average 23
ACT 25th Percentile 20
ACT 75th Percentile 26

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Very Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 50th and 75th percentile nationally. The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.