List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.
Institutions

List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.

Section Title: Institutions
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School	Control	Type	Enrollment (spring 2018)	Founded	Accreditation

American University	Private not-for-profit	Doctoral/research university	12,904	1893	ABA, APA, MSA, NASM, NCATE

Catholic University of America	Private not-for-profit	Research university	6,078	1887	ACEN, ABA, APA, ATS, CCNE, MSA, NASM, NCATE

Gallaudet University	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,580	1864	APA, ASHA, MSA, NCATE

George Washington University	Private not-for-profit	Research university	25,653	1821	ABA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CAHME, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, MSA, NASM, NCATE

Georgetown University	Private not-for-profit	Research university	17,357	1789	ACME, ABA, ACPE, CAHME, CCNE, CEA, COA, LCME, MSA

Howard University	Private not-for-profit	Research university	10,002	1867	ACPE, ABA, ADA, AND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, ATS, CCNE, JRCERT, LCME, MSA, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE

Institute of World Politics	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	140 (Spring 2015)	1990	MSA

Inter-American Defense College	Public (Organization of American States and the Inter-American Defense Board)	Special-focus institution	64	1962	ACICS

National Intelligence University	Public (U.S. Government and U.S. Armed Forces)	Special-focus institution	692	1962	MSA

Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	117	1902	ATS, MSA

Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	103	1988	MSA

Strayer University–District of Columbia	Private for-profit	Master's university	1,517	1904	MSA, TEAC

Trinity Washington University	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,100	1897	CCNE, MSA, NCATE

University of Phoenix–Washington DC Campus	Private for-profit	Special-focus institution	203	1976	HLC

University of the District of Columbia	Public	Master's university	4,191	1851	ACEN, ABFSE, AND, ASHA, JRCERT, MSA, NCATE

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law	Public	Special-focus institution	274	1987	ABA

University of the Potomac–Washington DC Campus	Private for-profit	Special-focus institution	292	1989	MSA

Wesley Theological Seminary	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	634	1882	ATS, MSA

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