7 Best Marketing colleges in Washington, DC [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 375K citations received by 10.3K 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 Marketing

#1 in District of Columbia

#62 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Marketing

#2 in District of Columbia

#82 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Marketing

#3 in District of Columbia

#163 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Marketing

#4 in District of Columbia

#267 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Marketing

#5 in District of Columbia

#290 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 Marketing

#7 in District of Columbia

#632 in the United States

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

7. Gallaudet University

For Marketing

#8 in District of Columbia

#815 in the United States

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

Universities for Marketing near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	485	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	143	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	16	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	314	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	79	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	328	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	224	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	150	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	236	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	33	Baltimore, Maryland