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 306K citations received by 10.5K 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: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

2. Georgetown University

For Cyber Security

#2 in District of Columbia

#64 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Cyber Security

#3 in District of Columbia

#164 in the United States

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

4. Howard University

For Cyber Security

#4 in District of Columbia

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

5. Catholic University of America

For Cyber Security

#5 in District of Columbia

#254 in the United States

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

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Cyber Security

#7 in District of Columbia

#356 in the United States

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

Universities for Cyber Security near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	323	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	172	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	7	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	334	Bethesda, Maryland
23	Capitol Technology University	367	Laurel, Maryland
24	George Mason University	36	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	102	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	260	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	138	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	231	Baltimore, Maryland