Chemistry in Washington, DC: 7 Best colleges Ranked 2024

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 2.51M citations received by 82.2K 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. Georgetown University

For Chemistry

#1 in District of Columbia

#98 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

2. George Washington University

For Chemistry

#2 in District of Columbia

#125 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

3. Howard University

For Chemistry

#3 in District of Columbia

#227 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

4. Catholic University of America

For Chemistry

#4 in District of Columbia

#245 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. American University in Washington

For Chemistry

#5 in District of Columbia

#314 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Chemistry

#6 in District of Columbia

#625 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

7. Gallaudet University

For Chemistry

#7 in District of Columbia

#909 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

Universities for Chemistry near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	224	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	49	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	158	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	196	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	184	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	278	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	67	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	250	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	5	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	497	Baltimore, Maryland

Chemistry subfields in Washington

Biochemistry7

Chemical Engineering5

Computational Chemistry5

Environmental Chemistry6

Inorganic Chemistry5

Materials Science7

Nanotechnology6

Nutrition and Food Science5

Organic Chemistry6

Petrology and Geochemistry5

Pharmacy6

Physical chemistry6