6 Best Cyber Security schools in Washington, DC [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 286K citations received by 10.2K academic papers made by 6 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 Cyber Security

#1 in District of Columbia

#56 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Cyber Security

#2 in District of Columbia

#63 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Cyber Security

#3 in District of Columbia

#165 in the United States

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

4. Howard University

For Cyber Security

#4 in District of Columbia

#217 in the United States

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

5. Catholic University of America

For Cyber Security

#5 in District of Columbia

#253 in the United States

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

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Cyber Security

#7 in District of Columbia

#361 in the United States

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

Universities for Cyber Security near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	318	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	173	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	6	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	332	Bethesda, Maryland
23	Capitol Technology University	395	Laurel, Maryland
24	George Mason University	34	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	108	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	257	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	138	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	229	Baltimore, Maryland