Washington, DC's 8 best Business schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 1.58M citations received by 51.7K 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

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Business

#2 in District of Columbia

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Business

#3 in District of Columbia

#116 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Business

#4 in District of Columbia

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Business

#5 in District of Columbia

#283 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Business

#7 in District of Columbia

#736 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

7. Gallaudet University

For Business

#8 in District of Columbia

#752 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

8. Strayer University - Global Region

For Business

#9 in District of Columbia

#1263 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,900

Universities for Business near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	524	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	158	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	15	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	270	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	66	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	421	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	617	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	189	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	360	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	139	Baltimore, Maryland