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 164K citations received by 8.65K 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

#57 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Cyber Security

#2 in District of Columbia

#73 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Cyber Security

#3 in District of Columbia

#182 in the United States

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

4. Howard University

For Cyber Security

#4 in District of Columbia

#231 in the United States

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

5. Catholic University of America

For Cyber Security

#5 in District of Columbia

#239 in the United States

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

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Cyber Security

#6 in District of Columbia

#361 in the United States

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

Universities for Cyber Security near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	366	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	203	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	6	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	326	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	33	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	104	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	243	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	152	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	255	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	31	Baltimore, Maryland