Howard University

Howard University is a private institution that was founded in 1867. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,354, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 256 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Howard University's ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 89. 

Howard University has many graduate programs as well, including those in the School of Business, School of Law,College of Medicine and College of Engineering, Architechture and Computer Sciences. Notable alumni of Howard University include former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and Emmy Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad.