Washington, DC's 7 best Ecology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 976K citations received by 29.8K 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 Ecology

#1 in District of Columbia

#106 in the United States

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

2. George Washington University

For Ecology

#2 in District of Columbia

#110 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Ecology

#3 in District of Columbia

#184 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Ecology

#4 in District of Columbia

#280 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Ecology

#5 in District of Columbia

#283 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 Ecology

#6 in District of Columbia

#605 in the United States

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

7. Gallaudet University

For Ecology

#7 in District of Columbia

#795 in the United States

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

Universities for Ecology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	213	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	23	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	245	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	113	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	163	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	354	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	127	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	326	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	33	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	430	Baltimore, Maryland