Schools Similar to Howard University

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Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

These schools offer higher acceptance rates while delivering comparable career outcomes.

Higher acceptance rate (53.7 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 86 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate89%

Earnings$61,515

Rank#13523

Towson University• MD

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Higher acceptance rate (47.9 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 39 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Geographic Alternatives

Strong options in the same region with comparable academic profiles.

Mcdaniel College• MD

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Same region (46 miles away) with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Peer Institutions

Elite universities with similar prestige and academic caliber

Bradley University• IL

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Similar quality tier (#15578 ranked)

Accept Rate77%

Earnings$66,852

Rank#15578

Loyola University Maryland

Schools Similar to Howard University: Questions & Comparisons

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Howard University's $50,245.

If Howard University is a reach, consider Salisbury University (89%), Towson University (83%), Mount St. Mary's University (72%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Howard University in DC include Mount St. Mary's University, Mcdaniel College, Salisbury University.

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Accept Rate83%

Earnings$64,390

Rank#2198

Mount St. Mary's University• MD

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Higher acceptance rate (37 percentage points higher) with similar program focus and located 55 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate72%

Earnings$64,072

Rank#23973

California State University-Stanislaus• CA

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Higher acceptance rate (62.6 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate97%

Earnings$63,188

Rank#2152

High Point University• NC

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Higher acceptance rate (41.9 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate77%

Earnings$61,389

Rank#31898

• VA

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Same region with similar earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Accept Rate48%

Earnings$59,159

Rank#26329

• MD

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Similar quality tier in Southeast (#15614 ranked)

Accept Rate75%

Earnings$82,652

Rank#15614

University Of The Incarnate Word• TX

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Similar quality tier (#15529 ranked)

Accept Rate98%

Earnings$56,733

Rank#15529

Texas Christian University• TX

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Similar quality tier (#15516 ranked)

Accept Rate44%

Earnings$68,424

Rank#15516

Mercer University• GA

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Similar quality tier in Southeast (#15458 ranked)

Accept Rate69%

Earnings$58,354

Rank#15458

University Of The Cumberlands• KY

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Similar quality tier in Southeast (#15452 ranked)

Accept Rate99%

Earnings$45,036

Rank#15452

Suffolk University• MA

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Similar quality tier (#15737 ranked)

Accept Rate82%

Earnings$67,506

Rank#15737

Fairfield University• CT

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Similar quality tier (#15743 ranked)

Accept Rate33%

Earnings$88,794

Rank#15743

Worcester Polytechnic Institute• MA

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Similar quality tier (#15399 ranked)

Accept Rate60%

Earnings$103,470

Rank#15399

Pepperdine University• CA

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Similar quality tier (#15815 ranked)

Accept Rate63%

Earnings$82,939

Rank#15815