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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., established in 1867. It is classified among doctoral universities with very high research activity and is the only historically black college or university with that R1 designation, offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in more than 120 programs.

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Founded Year
1867 1
Country
United States 1
City
Washington, D.C. 1
Ownership Type
Private 1
Ranking Band
Unranked 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
11,392 2
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Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States.
Washington, D.C.

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Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States.
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1. Howard University - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, established
    1867 03 02
  • Infobox, country
    United States
  • Infobox, city
    Washington, D.C.
  • Infobox, type
    Private federally chartered historically black research university
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., established in 1867.
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2. Wikidata: Howard University
  • Wikidata Q1068752, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1068752, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q1068752 P2196 (number of students), latest-time (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 1263
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 1263
Top 5.9% Howard University USA 232 - - - 1216 69.2
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