Howard University

What is the estimated room and board?

$13,274

What is the cost of tuition and fees at Howard University?

$22,883

What is the estimated total cost of attendance?

$36,157

What is the total number of faculty?

1,520

What percentage of Howard University's student body is Hispanic?

1.2%

What percentage of Howard University's student body is Caucasian?

1.4%

Approximately how many students attend Howard University?

10,000

What is the student to faculty ratio?

10:1

How many sports are available?

12

What percentage of Howard University's student body is international?

12%

How many schools and colleges does Howard University have?

13

What year was Howard University founded in?

1867

When did the College of Medicine open?

1868

When was COAS founded?

1868

When was the School of Divinity founded?

1870

When did the graduate school award it's first masters degree? How many master's degree programs does the school offer?

1870; 33

When was the College of Dentistry founded?

1881

How many NCAA division teams does Howard University have?

19

When was The Hilltop founded?

1924

When did the graduate school confer it's first PhD? How many PhD programs does the school offer?

1958; 26

When did Meridian Hill Hall open?

1967

When was School of B founded?

1970

When was John H. Johnson School of C founded?

1971

When were the Towers built?

1989

When did the annex open?

1993

What percentage of Howard University's student body is Asian American?

2.4%

What is the average class size?

24

What are the average GPA, SAT, and ACT scores?

3.3; 1090; 23

What are the extra requirements for a transfer to the School of Business?

30 credits and a 3.0 GPA

What percentage of Howard University's student population is male?

32%

How many graduate students does Howard University have?

4,000

How many different states are represented by the student population?

48

What percentage of Howard University's student population is female?

68%

How many undergraduate students does Howard University have?

7,000

How many different countries are represented by the student population?

70+

What percentage of Howard University's student body is African American?

83%

How many residence halls does Howard have?

9

Sculpture in front of Blackburn

A Bridge Across and Beyond

Who is the chairman?

Addison Barry Rand

Name three notable alumni

Adrian Fenty, Shirley Franklin, Andrew Young

Published "The New Negro" in 1925

Alain Locke

What are the admission requirements for a prospective freshman student?

Application, $45 application fee, high school transcript, official score report from standardized test, recommendation letter from counselor, recommendation letter from teacher, 500 word essay

What are the admission requirements for a prospective transfer student?

Application, $45 application fee, official transcript from all post-secondary institutions, recommendation letter from professor, minimum 2.5 GPA, minimum 15 credits from previous institution, and completed both a college-level math and english course with a C or better

He became the Dean of Howard University School of Religion in 1934

Benjamin Elijah Mays

Howard University comprehensively awards the most ______ in the world

Black PhD degrees

What ethnicity were the first 4 students at Howard?

Caucasian

What are the 13 schools and colleges at Howard University?

College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Communications, School of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, School of Education, College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, Law School, School of Social Work, School of Divinity, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, College of Pharmacy

Name three trustees

Debbie Allen, Charles Boyd, Marcus Carey

He was the leading authority on the preservation of blood plasma

Dr. Charles R. Drew

Who is the Howard University president?

Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau

Who sculpted Students Aspire?

Elizabeth Catlett

What are the admission deadlines for transfer students?

February 15th for the fall and November 1st for the spring

Who was the longest serving member on the Howard University Board of Trustees?

Fredrick Douglass

What is FASFA?

Free Application for Student Federal Aid

Sculpture in front of Cramton

Freedmen's column

Who was the school named after?

General Oliver Otis Howard

He was born a slave, but came to Howard and earned a degree in 1881

George W. Cook

Who sculpted Lady fortitude and in what year?

James King; 1979

When did Howard law begin?

January 6, 1869

What sculpture is dedicated to the university in honor of the founders of Delta Sigma Theta?

Lady Fortitude

She was the first Dean of women in 1922 and served until 1937; She was an Associate professor of English and a founder of AKA

Lucy Diggs Slowe

On what day did Congress charter Howard?

March 2, 1867

What is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent?

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

Howard's first black president

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Name the 8 major campus buildings

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Administration Building, Blackburn University Center, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Louis K. Downing Hall, Ernest Everett Just Hall, Alain Locke Hall, Howard H. Mackey Building, Thirkield Hall

What are the admission deadlines for freshman?

November 1st for early action and February 15th for traditional

What sororities and fraternities were founded at Howard University?

Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and Phi Beta Sigma

What sculpture was dedicated to Howard by Omega Psi Phi in honor of its founders?

Perserverence

Who is the vice chairwoman?

Renee Higginbotham-Brooks

Who designed Symbiosis, Freedmen's Column, and A Bridge Across and Beyond?

Richard Hunt

Who sculpted Perseverance and in what year?

Sampson Boozer; 1975

What sculpture is on the outside wall of the engineering building?

Students Aspire

Sculpture in front of the Carnegie building

Symbiosis

What is the Howard University student newspaper?

The Hilltop

Who is Howard University accredited by?

The Middle States Association

Founding place of Omega Psi Phi fraternity

Thirkield Hall

This man received his law degree from Howard Law School and subsequently became the 1st African American Supreme Court Justice

Thurgood Marshall

What are the 5 residence halls of the quad?

Truth, Wheatley, Crandall, Baldwin, and Frazier

What are the two radio stations and television station of School of C?

WHUR, WHBC, WHUT-TV

Who was The Hilltop founded by?

Zora Neale Hurston

What does the freedmen's column represent?

a solid base in ancestry, the struggle through slavery, and our flight to freedom

How are Howard University and Howard Hospital funded?

an annual congressional appropriation administered by the US Department of Education

What sports does Howard University have for both men and women?

basketball, tennis, track and field, cross-country, soccer, swimming, and diving

What men's sports does Howard University have?

football

What three programs can you choose from to receive a bachelors degree in human development?

infancy and childhood programming, child and adolescent development, or adult development and gerontology

How many clubs and organizations does Howard University have?

more than 149

Who is A Bridge Across and Beyond dedicated to?

single mothers

What does Symbiosis represent?

the struggle for togetherness of all humanity; it has been informally adopted by Alpha Phi Alpha

What women's sports does Howard University have?

volleyball, softball, lacrosse and bowling