Chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 as an independent, Methodist Church-related
institution, American has approximately 5,000 undergraduates and 5,000
graduate and professional students; 1 in 7 is an international student.
All 50 states and over 150 countries are represented in its coeducational
student body.
Address: 4400 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202.885.1000
Web: http://www.american.edu
Founded in 1887, The Catholic University of America is the National University
of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and the only national Catholic center
of learning with a papal charter in this country. Today, it serves 2,500
undergraduate and 3,100 graduate students through its ten schools.
Address: 620 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20064
Phone: 202.319.5000
Web: http://www.cua.edu
The Corcoran College of Art + Design is the only museum school in Washington,
DC and one of a few in the nation. Since 1890, the College has resided
within the renowned Corcoran Gallery of Art. Graduate and undergraduate
students, and certificate and continuing education youth and adults comprise
the vibrant and active student body.
Address: 500 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-639-1800
Web: www.corcoran.edu
Gallaudet University was established in 1864 and is the only four-year
liberal arts university in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Its 1,900 students are enrolled in over 50 undergraduate and graduate
degree programs. Gallaudet serves as an international resource with information
on deafness and research. Gallaudet extends its activities to a worldwide
audience through a network of regional centers, and public service and
advocacy efforts.
Address: 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington,
DC 20002
Phone: 202.651.5000 (Voice/TTY)
Web: http://www.gallaudet.edu
An innovative, rapidly growing institution, George Mason is a Virginia
state-supported university. With 14,547 undergraduate and 7,139 graduate
and professional students, it offers 114-degree programs through five
university-wide interdisciplinary institutes and seven schools and colleges.
Address: 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA
22030
Phone: 703.993.1000
Web: http://www.gmu.edu
The George Washington University is a private, nonsectarian institution
chartered by President Monroe and Congress in 1821. It is the largest
private co-educational institution in the nation's capital. It currently
enrolls 19,924 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from
the 50 states and 139 countries in its arts and sciences and professional
schools.
Address: 2121 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC
20052
Phone: 202.994.1000
Web: http://www.gwu.edu
Founded in 1789, Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university
in the
United States, is a highly-selective institution composed of eight schools
and colleges. Of the total enrollment of approximately 12,000 students,
about half are undergraduates. With its diverse student body and distinguished
faculty, Georgetown is one of the most dynamic universities in the country.
Address: 37th and O Streets, NW, Washington,
DC 20057
Phone: 202.687.5055
Web: http://www.georgetown.edu
Howard University received its Charter from Congress and was founded as
a private university in 1867. It is the world's largest and most comprehensive
university with a predominantly African-American enrollment. Composed
of 13 schools and colleges, it enrolls 11,000 students. The university
is ranked a Level I research institution by the Carnegie Foundation, one
of only 88 such institutions in the country to be so designated and the
only Historically Black University at that rank.
Address: 2400 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20059
Phone: 202.806.6100
Web: http://www.howard.edu
Founded in 1950, Marymount University is a private, independent, coeducational
university related to the Catholic Church. Marymount enrolls approximately
2,100 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students representing 37 states
and numerous foreign countries. Marymount offers 37 undergraduate majors
and 24 graduate degree programs.
Address: 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
22207
Phone: 703.522.5600
Web: http://www.marymount.edu
The National Defense Intelligence College was chartered by the Department
of Defense in 1962 to educate military and civilian intelligence professionals
and to conduct and disseminate intelligence and intelligence-related research.
Programs are open to military service members or U.S. government employees
who are U.S. citizens and who hold final Top Secret/SCI clearances.
Address: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC 20340
Phone: 202.231.3299
Web: http://www.dia.mil/college/index.htm
The National Defense University is the country's leading institution for
educating military and civilian leaders in national security strategy
and the associated components of national power. NDU's mission includes
education, research, and outreach functions.
Address:Fort McNair,
Washington, DC 20319Phone: 202.685.2834
Web: http://www.ndu.edu
Since 1879, Southeastern University has provided a professional business
education while fostering academic excellence. This diverse student body
of 900 students can choose among eight associate, eleven undergraduate
and twelve graduate degree programs. The academic year operates on the
"Quadmester System" which provides the opportunity for accelerated
degree programs.
Address:501 I
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024Phone: 202.488.8162
Web: http://www.seu.edu
Trinity University, founded in 1897 by the Sisters of Notre Dame, is one
of the nation's first Catholic liberal arts colleges for women. Trinity
has a diverse enrollment of nearly 1,500 students in its undergraduate
and coeducational graduate programs.
Address: 125 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington,
DC 20017
Phone: 202. 884.9000
Web: http://www.trinitydc.edu
An open-admissions, land-grant institution, the University of the District
of Columbia is the only public university in the nation's capital. Founded
in 1976, it enrolls 6,000 students. UDC offers 75 academic programs and
awards associate, bachelor, and master's degrees.
Address: 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20008
Phone: 202.274.5000
Web: http://www.udc.edu
College Park, founded in 1807, and designated a land-grant institution
in 1862, is the flagship of the University of Maryland System. Its 13
colleges and schools serve more than 33,000 students. Students and faculty
are drawn from all 50 states and 146 countries. The University is one
of the top-funded universities by the National Science Foundation.
Address: College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301.405.1000
Web: http://www.umd.edu
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