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Tightest District of Columbia Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate

The next table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) District of Columbia colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Georgetown University has the lowest acceptance rate as of 12.23% for academic year 2022-2023 in District of Columbia. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in District of Columbia.
Tightest District of Columbia Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
NameAcceptance Rate# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledYield
1Georgetown University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
12.23%26,6383,2571,58648.70%
2American University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
40.63%19,5107,9261,76122.22%
3George Washington University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
48.98%27,26613,3542,94122.02%
4Howard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
53.43%19,18810,2532,49324.31%
5Gallaudet University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
59.21%38022516171.56%
6The Catholic University of America
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
85.59%5,8014,96576515.41%
7Trinity Washington University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
96.97%75873515721.36%