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Howard University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $46,051 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $54,630.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $63,066 ten years after entering, the 76th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 70% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
13,861

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $54,630 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $46,051 and $54,270 a year depending on income at Howard University.

Statement of cost · Howard University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$54,630
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$46,051
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$50,539
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$35,810

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $46,051; $30–48k: $47,477; $48–75k: $50,245; $75–110k: $52,981; over $110k: $54,270. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$46,051
$30k–$48k$47,477
$48k–$75k$50,245
$75k–$110k$52,981
Over $110k$54,270

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $63,066; the median graduate who borrowed owes $24,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,379
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$54,819
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
76th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$63,066
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
51st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$24,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,200

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $47,379; 8 yrs after entry: $54,819; 10 yrs after entry: $63,066. Median graduate debt: $24,500. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $24,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,379
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$54,819
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$63,066
Median graduate debt$24,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Howard University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree186$59,298$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree148$59,986$27,000
LawFirst Professional Degree135$105,202not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree132$55,395$25,000
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's Degree121not reported$27,000
MedicineFirst Professional Degree98$158,360not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree96not reported$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree87$126,336not reported
DentistryFirst Professional Degree79$142,548not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree77$41,097$27,000
Social WorkMaster's Degree76$75,889not reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree65$62,549$25,500
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree63$147,247not reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree56not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree54$81,259$19,959
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree52$63,116$26,000
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's Degree45$54,645not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree43$105,029$27,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree42$55,269not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree36not reportednot reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree35$86,580$20,000
International BusinessBachelor's Degree17not reported$24,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree15$89,996not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree6not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Howard University: 10,108 undergraduates; 40% of students receive Pell grants; 41% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

41%

14th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

10,108

98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

40%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

64th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

70%

finish within 150% of normal time

74th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

24%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$40,386

46th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.