Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 26,771 with 17,872 female students and 8,899 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, American University has the most enrolled students of 13,885, while Howard University has the least number of students of 12,886 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 13,885 | 5,105 | 8,780 |
| Howard University | 12,886 | 3,794 | 9,092 |
| Total | 26,771 | 8,899 | 17,872 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 17,726 with 12,093 female students and 5,633 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Howard University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 9,809, while American University has the least number of undergraduate students of 7,917.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 7,917 | 2,875 | 5,042 |
| Howard University | 9,809 | 2,758 | 7,051 |
| Total | 17,726 | 5,633 | 12,093 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 9,045 with 5,779 female students and 3,266 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, American University has the most enrolled graduate students of 5,968, while Howard University has the least number of graduate students of 3,077.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 5,968 | 2,230 | 3,738 |
| Howard University | 3,077 | 1,036 | 2,041 |
| Total | 9,045 | 3,266 | 5,779 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 17,726 students, 45 students (0.25%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 9,981 students (56.31%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 9,045 students, 1,810 students (20.01%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,547 students (17.10%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| American University | 7,917 | 45 (0.57%) |
1,834 (23.17%) | 5,968 | 1,471 (24.65%) |
673 (11.28%) |
| Howard University | 9,809 | - | 8,147 (83.06%) | 3,077 | 339 (11.02%) |
874 (28.40%) |
| Average | 17,726 | 45 (0.25%) |
9,981 (56.31%) |
9,045 | 1,810 (20.01%) |
1,547 (17.10%) |