7 Best Management schools in Washington, DC [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 727K citations received by 19.6K 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: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

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: $39,083

3. American University in Washington

For Management

#3 in District of Columbia

#156 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Management

#4 in District of Columbia

#218 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Management

#5 in District of Columbia

#284 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 Management

#7 in District of Columbia

#728 in the United States

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

7. Gallaudet University

For Management

#8 in District of Columbia

#731 in the United States

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

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	174	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	10	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	266	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	62	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	335	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	201	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	300	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	136	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	272	Baltimore, Maryland