University Description

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The full university system offers workforce and certificate programs in addition to Associate, Baccalaureate, Master's, professional, and Doctoral degrees. . Read More

University History

The University of the District of Columbia was established on December 3, 1851, as the Normal School for Colored Girls. The school grew through mergers and consolidation into the only public university in Washington, D.C.
Graduation Rate: 17% Acceptance Rate: 57% Student Faculty Ratio: 8:1 School Setting: Urban Notable Alumni:

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Music
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Education
  • Legal Assistant
  • Registered Nursing
  • Registered Nursing
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
  • General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Other Graphic Communications
  • Other Graphic Communications
  • Registered Nursing
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Graphic Design
  • General Education
  • Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
  • General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • General Education
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Legal Assistant
  • General Music
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • Legal Assistant
  • Construction Management
  • General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Construction Management
  • Architectural Engineering Technology
  • General Education
  • Office Automation Technology and Data Entry
  • General Music
  • Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Technology
  • Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Technology
  • Computer Software Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Corrections Administration
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fire Science and Firefighting
  • Graphic Design
  • Office Automation Technology and Data Entry
  • Other Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Other Legal Professions and Studies
  • Respiratory Therapy Assistant
  • Accounting
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Finance
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Social Work
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Registered Nursing
  • Respiratory Care Therapy
  • Mass Communication
  • Registered Nursing
  • Registered Nursing
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Economics
  • Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Science
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Other Social Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Graphic Design
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies
  • Other Social Sciences
  • General Psychology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Architecture
  • Information Technology
  • Respiratory Care Therapy
  • Architecture
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • General Civil Engineering
  • General Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Other Marketing
  • Mass Communication
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • General Music
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • Theatre Arts Management
  • General Art Studies
  • General Economics
  • General Finance
  • General Computer Science
  • General Economics
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Mass Communication
  • Digital Communication and Multimedia
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Management
  • Urban Studies
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Legal Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General Chemistry
  • General Economics
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Construction Management
  • Graphic Design
  • Other Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Health Services Administration
  • Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Other Hospitality Administration and Management
  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • General Computer Science
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Other Education
  • Public Administration
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
  • Public Administration
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • General Computer Science
  • Other Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • Other Education
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Other Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
  • General Computer Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Other Applied Mathematics
  • Other Civil Engineering
  • Other Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies
  • Securities Services Administration
  • Water
  • Wetlands
  • and Marine Resources Management
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • General Computer Engineering
  • General Computer Engineering
  • General Computer Engineering
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
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Sports Offered

  • Basketball (M)
  • Soccer (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Lacrose (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Indoor Track and Field (W)
  • Outdoor Track and Field (W)
  • Lacrose (W)
  • Esports (M & W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
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