7 Best Management schools in Washington, DC [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 696K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 7 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. George Washington University

For Management

#1 in District of Columbia

#64 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Management

#2 in District of Columbia

#75 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Management

#3 in District of Columbia

#157 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Management

#4 in District of Columbia

#217 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Management

#5 in District of Columbia

#284 in the United States

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

6. Gallaudet University

For Management

#7 in District of Columbia

#723 in the United States

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

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Management

#8 in District of Columbia

#734 in the United States

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

Universities for Management near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	463	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	173	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	10	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	271	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	62	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	333	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	201	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	301	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	137	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	270	Baltimore, Maryland