Members
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
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
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OFAMERICA
Founded in 1887, The Catholic University of America is the national university of the Catholic Church in the U.S. Just three Metro stops from the U.S. Capitol, CUA offers undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 6,700 students in 12 schools.
Address: 620 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20064
Phone: 202.319.5000
Web: http://www.cua.edu
CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
The Corcoran College of Art + Design is Washington's only four-year college of art and design and one of the only museum-schools in the country. The vibrant and active community body includes more than 1,800 students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees, Associate of Fine Arts degrees, a Bachelor of Arts program, a five-year Bachelor of Fine Arts/Master of Arts degree in Teaching (BFA/MAT), two-year Master of Arts degrees, and a Master of Arts in Teaching.
Address: 500 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-639-1814
Web: www.corcoran.edu
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
Gallaudet University is the world leader in liberal education and career development for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students. The University also enjoys an international reputation for the outstanding graduate programs it provides deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students, and for the quality of the research it conducts on the history, language, culture, and other topics related to deaf people. In addition, the University's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center serves deaf and hard of hearing children at its two demonstration schools and throughout the nation by developing, implementing, and disseminating innovative educational strategies.
Address: 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.651.5000 (Voice/TTY)
Web: http://www.gallaudet.edu
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
An innovative, rapidly growing institution, George Mason is a Virginia state-supported university. With 18,708 undergraduate and 11,905 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
The George Washington University is the largest institution of higher education in the nation's capital. The university, founded in 1821, offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business, and international affairs. GW enrolls over 20,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students nationwide, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 130 countries. The University is a private, nonsectarian university with multiple campuses and learning centers, including two campuses in Washington, DC (Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon), a Loudoun County, VA campus, and graduate education centers throughout the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area and Hampton Roads, VA.
Address: 2121 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202.994.1000
Web: http://www.gwu.edu
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1789, Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, is a highly-selective institution. Of the total enrollment of approximately 15,000 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
Howard University is one of 48 U.S. private, Doctoral/Research-Extensive universities and comprises 12 schools and colleges. Founded in 1867, students pursue studies in more than 120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, a Truman Scholar, 19 Fulbright Scholars, and ten Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus African-American Ph.D.'s than any other university in the world.
Address: 2400 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202.238.2330
Web: http://www.howard.edu
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
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
NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE
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.ndic.edu or www.dia.mil/college
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
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 20319
Phone: 202.685.3140
Web: http://www.ndu.edu
TRINITY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Trinity Washington 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 more than 1,750 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
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
University of Maryland, 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