Applying to HU - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 53.43%. A total of 19,188 students (5,882 men and 12,911 women) have applied to and 10,253 (2,945 men and 7,042 women) students admitted to Howard University.

Among them, 656 male and 1,837 female students have enrolled into HU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At HU, 769 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 329 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,170 at HU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,290 and 25^th percentile score is 1,050.

The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25^th percentile score is 20.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at HU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of HU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

For applying to Howard University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Legacy status.