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

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 41.34%. A total of 34,211 students (9,963 men and 24,248 women) have applied to and 14,144 (3,967 men and 10,177 women) students admitted to Howard University.

Among them, 673 male and 2,065 female students have enrolled into HU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.36%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At HU, 626 applicants (23% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 257 applicants (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 at HU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,320 and 25^th percentile score is 1,090.

The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25^th percentile score is 22.

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 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

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