Washington, DC's 8 best Business schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 1.49M citations received by 50.7K academic papers made by 8 universities in Washington was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Georgetown University

For Business

#1 in District of Columbia

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

2. George Washington University

For Business

#2 in District of Columbia

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

3. American University in Washington

For Business

#3 in District of Columbia

#116 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Business

#4 in District of Columbia

#230 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Business

#5 in District of Columbia

#282 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Business

#7 in District of Columbia

#737 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

7. Gallaudet University

For Business

#8 in District of Columbia

#741 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

8. Strayer University - Global Region

For Business

#9 in District of Columbia

#1261 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,470
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $5,368

Universities for Business near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	522	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	160	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	15	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	273	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	65	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	412	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	610	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	188	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	358	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	139	Baltimore, Maryland