Department of Education

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations Language...........................................................................................................1

Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes.........................................................................2

Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers................................................................................3

Summary of Changes ................................................................................................................4

Authorizing Legislation...............................................................................................................5

Appropriations History................................................................................................................6

Activity: 7

Howard University................................................................................................................7
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Appropriations Language

For partial support of Howard University, [$354,018,000] $347,018,000, of which not less 

than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University 

Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended.

1 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2023.)

NOTE

Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language 

Provisions and Changes document that follows the appropriations language.
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Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes

Language Provision Explanation

1 ...of which not less than $3,405,000 shall 

be for a matching endowment grant pursuant 

to the Howard University Endowment Act and 

shall remain available until expended.

This language establishes a minimum 

funding level for the endowment program. 

Endowment funds would remain available for 

obligation until expended.
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Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation/Adjustments/Transfers 2022 2023 2024

Discretionary:

Discretionary budget authority: Appropriation $344,018 $354,018 $347,018

Total budget authority: ..............Total, discretionary appropriation 344,018 354,018 347,018
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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

2023 $354,018

2024 347,018

Net change -7,000

Discretionary: 2023 base

Change

from base

Decrease:

Program:

Decrease funding for Howard University reflecting final 

appropriation ($93 million) for the construction of a new 

Howard University Hospital to fully meet University’s 

overall request of $300 million. $354,018 -$7,000

Subtotal, decrease -7,000

Net change -7,000
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2023

Authorized

2023

Appropriation Footnote

2024

Authorized

2024

Request

General support (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) Indefinite $226,693 1

Indefinite $226,693

Endowment program (P.L. 98-480) (2) (3) (2) (3)

Howard University Hospital (20 U.S.C. 128) Indefinite 27,325 Indefinite 27,325

 Construction of new hospital 100,000 93,000

Total appropriation 354,018 347,018

1 The University has discretion to allocate funds for activities authorized under the general statute for Howard University.

2 Title II of P.L. 98-480, the Howard University Endowment Act, authorized $2,000 thousand in fiscal year 1985 to establish an endowment program. Subsequent 

year appropriations language has authorized minimum funding levels for the endowment program under the terms and conditions of the Act.

3 For fiscal year 2023, the University must allocate at least 3,405 thousand for the endowment program. In addition, for fiscal year 2024, the Administration 

requests that not less than $3,405 thousand be allocated to the endowment program.
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Appropriations History

(dollars in thousands) Activity:

Year

Budget 

Estimate 

to Congress

House 

Allowance Footnote

Senate 

Allowance FootnoteAppropriationFootnote 

20151 $221,821 N/A $221,821 $233,245

20162 221,821 $221,821 219,500 221,821

20173 221,821 221,821 221,821 221,821

20184 220,314 221,821 221,821 232,518

20195 221,821 232,518 236,518 236,518

20206 221,821 250,000 236,518 240,018

2020 Supplemental, CARES Act 

(P.L. 116-136)7 0 0 0 13,000

20218 240,018 254,018 244,018 251,018

2021 Supplemental, CRRSA Act 

(P.L. 116-260)9 0 0 0 20,000

2021 Mandatory Supplemental, 

ARP Act (P.L. 117-02)10 0 0 0 35,000

202211 261,018 411,018 311,018 344,018

202312 311,018 394,018 359,018 354,018

2024 347,018

1 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action; Senate allowance reflects 

Committee action only; Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only.

2 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2016 appropriations bill, which 

proceeded in the 114th Congress only through the House Committee and Senate Committee.

3 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2017 appropriations 

bill; the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017.

4 The level for the House allowance reflects floor action on the Omnibus appropriations bill; the Senate allowance 

reflects Committee action on the regular annual 2018 appropriations bill; the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141). 5 The levels for the House and Senate allowance reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2019 appropriations 

bill; the Appropriation reflects enactment of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and 

Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245). 6 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflect the Further Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94). 7 The Appropriation reflects the supplemental funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 

(P.L. 116-136). 8 The level for the Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects Division H of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). 9 The Appropriation reflects supplemental funds from Division M of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(P.L. 116-260). 10 The Appropriation reflects the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (P.L. 117-02). 11 The House allowance reflects floor action on the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act; the Senate allowance 

reflects the Chairman’s mark; and the Appropriation reflects Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

(P.L. 117-103). 12 The House allowance reflects the regular annual FY 2023 appropriation, which was introduced on the floor; the 

Sente allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; and the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2023 (P.L. 117-328).
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Activity:

Howard University

(20 U.S.C. 121, et seq.)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2024 Authorization: Indefinite

Budget Authority:

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General Support1 $226,693 $226,693 0

Howard University Hospital 27,325 27,325 0

New Hospital Construction 100,000 93,000 -$7,000

Total 354,018 347,018 -7,000

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Howard University (University) was federally chartered in 1867 as a private, nonprofit 

educational institution in Washington, DC. As a comprehensive, research-oriented historically 

Black university, the University’s mission is to provide an educational experience of exceptional 

quality at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. The University has an enduring 

commitment to the education and advancement of underserved populations in America and the 

global community, and it ranks among the highest producers of the Nation’s Black professionals 

in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, nursing, architecture, religion, law, music, social 

work, and education. The National Science Foundation consistently ranks the University among 

the highest producers of Black Ph.D. students. According to data from the Association of 

American Medical Colleges, the University is the Nation’s most prolific source of Black 

graduates who go on to apply to medical school.

The University offers more than 120 fields of study leading to undergraduate, graduate, and 

professional degrees within 13 schools and colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, 

Communications, Dentistry, Divinity, Education, Engineering and Architecture, Graduate School, 

Law, Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and Social Work. A wide range 

of administrative, library, computer, and technology resources and services support these 

programs. Together, these investments further the University’s goals of expanding the 

opportunities of graduates, especially in fields in which they are still underserved. 

Howard University Hospital — Established in 1862 as Freedmen’s Hospital, Howard 

University Hospital (Hospital) was incorporated into the University by Congress in 1962. Today, 

the Hospital is a general medical and surgical facility and is designated as a Level 1 Trauma 

Center. The 241-bed hospital is one of several comprehensive health care facilities serving the 

Washington, DC metropolitan area, with over 11,000 admissions and 60,000 emergency room

1 The University has discretion to allocate funds for activities authorized under the general statute for Howard 

University. However, the 2023 appropriation directs the University to allocate $3,405 thousand for the endowment 

program. The Administration proposes the same language for 2024.
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visits annually. Hospital operations are financed through a combination of Federal funds,

hospitalization insurance, patient payments, Medicare and Medicaid payments, and contractual 

agreements for patient care services with the District of Columbia government and other local 

jurisdictions. The Hospital is also a major teaching facility, providing training opportunities 

across a wide variety of specialty areas for graduate and professional students in the health 

sciences. Beginning in 2021, Howard University began construction of a new hospital and 

requested $300 million in Federal funds to support the construction. Since fiscal year 2021, the 

University has received $207 million for the project.

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2019 $236,518

2020 240,018

2020 CARES Act 213,000

2021 251,018

2021 CRRSA Act 220,000

2021 Mandatory ARP Act 35,000

2022 344,018

2023 354,018

FY 2024 BUDGET REQUEST

For fiscal year 2024, the Administration requests $347.0 million for Howard University (the 

University). The Administration also proposes continuing to lift the restrictions in Title III, Part D, 

Section 344(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (U.S.C. 1066c(a)) that prevent 

Howard University from accessing the HBCU Capital Financing Program.1 Howard University, 

similar to all other HBCUs, should have access to low-interest capital financing to address its 

capital needs. This request supports the Administration’s goals to advance opportunities in 

higher education and strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest quality 

education. As a congressionally chartered HBCU, the University plays an important role in 

providing underserved individuals, particularly Black and African American students, with 

access to a high-quality postsecondary education.

According to the University, the Federal appropriation constituted approximately 25 percent of 

the University’s total revenues and 42 percent of the Howard University Hospital’s (Hospital) 

total revenues in fiscal year 2023. In order to maintain current levels of educational and 

healthcare services, approximately $226.7 million of the fiscal year 2024 appropriation would be 

allocated under General Support to the University, $27.3 million would support the Hospital’s 

current healthcare needs, and $93.0 million would support construction of a new hospital – fully 

meeting the University’s funding request for that project. General Support includes the 

University’s academic programs, research programs, the endowment program, and

construction.

1 At the Administration’s request, Congress lifted this prohibition in the fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 

appropriation bills.
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In addition, since March 2020, Howard University has received a total of $68 million in direct 

supplemental funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 

internationally, including to help defray the expenses directly caused by coronavirus and to

enable grants to students for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of 

university operations. More specifically, Howard University received $13 million from the 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136); $20 million from Division M 

of the FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-260); and $35 million from the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-02).

Academic Programs: The request would provide approximately $2 million for public service 

programs, $9 million for academic support, $6 million for student services, and $54 million for 

institutional support and grant aid to students.

Endowment Program: The 2024 request also would provide at least $3.4 million for the 

University’s endowment, and the University would be required to match this contribution on a 

dollar-for-dollar basis. The Administration believes continuing to earmark a minimum dollar level 

for the endowment encourages the University to increase its financial strength and 

independence from Federal support. The University maintains a pooled endowment that is 

comprised of hundreds of individual endowments that were valued at $863 million as of 

June 30, 2022. Revenue earned through the consolidated endowment program is intended to 

be used for instructional and research support, professorships, scholarships and other forms of 

student aid, and facilities. In recent years, the University has matched all Federal funds 

appropriated for endowment purposes in the fiscal year in which they were appropriated, and it 

expects to do the same in fiscal year 2024. 

Howard University’s spending rate from its endowment is 4 percent of a spending pool based on 

market value, using a 3-year moving average with a 1-year lag. The University is currently 

reviewing its investment and spending policies going forward and looking for opportunities to 

increase the annual spending to continue its support of its mission critical goals.

Howard University Hospital: Federal support for the Hospital provides the University’s students 

with education, research, and training opportunities in medical, dental, and other health-related 

fields. The Hospital remains the primary teaching hospital for more than 800 learners in the 

health care profession including medical students, nursing and allied health professionals, 

dentists, and pharmacists. Federal funding provides two types of support for the Howard 

University Hospital. The first is the annual appropriation for on-going expenses. The second is 

a one-time investment, provided over three years, to upgrade the Hospital’s infrastructure. The 

current Hospital is over 50 years old. Between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, Congress 

appropriated a total of $207 million toward the total cost of building a new hospital. More 

specifically, Congress appropriated $7 million in fiscal year 2021 to begin work to modernize the 

Hospital’s facilities; and $100 million in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to support hospital 

construction. In total, the University requested $300 million in Federal funds to support this effort. 

The fiscal year 2024 request includes $93 million to completely fulfill the University’s request and 

ensure the Hospital’s ability to meet current and future healthcare needs.
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The half-century old Hospital is an unacceptably outdated structure. Less than half of the beds at 

the facility can even be used. Howard and its consortium partners have come together to rebuild 

a new facility to continue as the academic medical center of the College of Medicine. A new 

facility would allow Howard to expand the size of its incoming medical school class and produce 

2,000 new doctors in the first 10 years. A new facility would also allow similar increases at the 

dental, pharmacy, and nursing/allied health schools to better meet the acute need for diverse 

health care professionals nationwide. This robust pipeline of diverse health care professionals 

serving in historically underserved communities is even more critical now as COVID-19 has 

shown the dire consequences of our growing health care disparities.1

Construction: In fiscal year 2024, the University plans to spend $50 million for construction.

Appropriated funds may be allocated to capital (construction and renovation) projects which 

maintain and enhance the University’s ability to provide high-quality postsecondary education 

and research environments.

PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

The output data shown below is from Howard University and is based on the University’s 

academic year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.

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Howard University General Support (dollars in 

thousands):

Federal appropriation Howard University General Support $216,6932 $226,6932 $226,6932

Other Federal funding Howard University General Support 116,127 85,000 100,000

Total Federal funding Howard University General Support 332,820 311,693 326,693

Restricted non-Federal revenue Howard University General Support 109,243 25,128 25,882

Revenue from tuition and fees Howard University General Support 362,056 419,485 458,177

Other non-Federal revenue Howard University General Support 151,338 176,310 249,176

Total non-Federal revenue Howard University General Support 622,637 620,923 733,235

Total University revenue Howard University General Support 955,456 926,950 1,058,683

Total University expenditures Howard University General Support 805,690 922,855 952,117

Federal funding as percent of total revenue 34.8 % 33.6 % 30.9 %

Tuition and fees 362,056 419,485 458,177

Tuition and fees as percent of total revenue 37.9 % 45.3 % 43.3 % 

Federal appropriation as percent of total revenue 22.7 % 24.5 % 21.4 % 

1 https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/563049-congress-must-step-up-to-fund-the-howard-universityhospital?rl=1 

2 Federal funding for the Howard endowment program ($3,405 thousand) is drawn from the appropriation for Howard 

University General Support.
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PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES 

The output data shown below is from Howard University and is based on the University’s 

academic year, which runs from July 1 to June 30.

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Howard University Hospital (dollars in thousands):

Federal appropriation Howard University Hospital $127,325 $127,325 $120,325

Other Federal funding Howard University Hospital 117,253 126,051 117,545

Total Federal funding Howard University Hospital 244,578 253,376 237,870

Total Hospital revenue Howard University Hospital $423,525 $521,863 $474,883

Total Hospital expenditures Howard University Hospital 320,643 336,156 318,033

Federal appropriation as percent of total revenue 30.1 % 42.2 % 37.3 % 

Construction (dollars in thousands):

Construction expenditures $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

Endowment program (dollars in thousands):

Federal appropriation Endowment program $3,405 1 $3,405 1 $3,405 1

Matching funds + other funds raised by University 41,800 6,279 6,279

Total new contributions: Endowment program 45,205 9,684 9,684

Market value of total University endowment: Endowment program 850,549 872,434 893,581

Investment income as percent of endowment: Endowment program 2.5 % 2.5 % 2.6 %

PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Performance Measures

This section presents selected program performance information, including, for example, 

program goals, objectives, measures, and performance targets and data. Achievement of 

program results is based on the cumulative effect of the resources provided in previous years, 

and those requested in fiscal year 2024 and future years, as well as the resources and efforts 

invested by those served by this program. 

1 Federal funding for the Howard endowment program ($3,405 thousand) is drawn from the appropriation for Howard

University General Support.
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Goal: To assist Howard University with financial resources needed to carry out its 

educational mission.

Objective: Maintain or increase the undergraduate graduation rate.

Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate students who 

graduate within 6 years of enrollment.

Year Target Actual

2019 68% 62%

2020 68 65

2021 70 64

2022 70 70

2023 70

2024 70

Additional Information: The measure uses data taken from the Integrated Postsecondary 

Education Data System (IPEDS) database maintained by the National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES) rather than directly from the University.

The long-term goal is to increase Howard University's graduation rate. According to the IPEDS 

data, in 1998, the graduation rate for Howard University was only 41 percent, but by 2009, it had 

significantly increased to 69 percent. Since then, Howard’s graduation rate has declined, and 

has hovered between 60-70 percent. 

Objective: Maintain or increase the retention of full-time undergraduate students.

Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate students who 

were in their first year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the 

current year.

Year Target Actual

2019 90% 85%

2020 90 86

2021 90 90

2022 90 95

2023 90

2024 90

Additional Information: Data from IPEDS showed the average persistence rate at Howard 

University’s is 85 percent, except when it increased to 96 percent in 2018; and, most recently,

the graduation rate is 95 percent.
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Objective: Increase student enrollment over the long term.

Measure: The number of full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate and graduate students 

enrolled at Howard University.

Year Target Actual

2019 10,000 8,756

2020 10,000 10,048

2021 10,000 11,056

2022 10,000

2023 10,000

2024 10,000

Additional Information: The measure uses data taken from the IPEDS database maintained 

by the NCES rather than directly from the University.

Efficiency Measures

The efficiency measure tracks the cost of a successful outcome, where success is defined as 

graduation and Federal cost is defined as the program appropriation. This measure ties in with 

the program’s performance indicators.

Measure: Federal cost of degrees and certificates awarded by Howard University.

Year Target Actual

2019 $88,000 $96,759

2020 88,000 124,527

2021 88,000 91,432

2022 88,000

2023 88,000

2024 88,000

Additional Information: The efficiency measure is calculated by dividing the total funds 

appropriated for Howard (exclusive of Hospital funding) by the number of students successfully 

completing degree or certificate programs. This measure allows the Department to track 

program performance in terms of cost to the Federal Government and the efficiency of Federal 

funds in achieving successful outcomes.

A similar efficiency measure has been established for the higher education programs authorized 

under Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act, as well as for Gallaudet University and the 

National Technical Institute for the Deaf. This metric may enable the Department to assess 

relative program performance across institutions with similar types of missions.
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Other Performance Information

In January 2019, the University rolled out its new Strategic Plan, Howard Forward 2024, which 

outlines new strategic priorities and five goals, that include: 

• Enhance student success through transformation and innovation in teaching & learning, 

enhanced by the use of technology;

• Increase participation in grant funded research activity;

• Use experiential service-learning opportunities to teach awareness of local and global 

issues that align with the University’s mission;

• Operate efficiently and effectively across all levels of the organization; and

• Improve organizational financial accountability and outcomes.

Howard Forward 2024 can be accessed at https://www2.howard.edu/howard-forward.