Washington, DC's 8 best Archaeology colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 854K citations received by 33.9K academic papers made by 8 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 Archaeology

#1 in District of Columbia

#59 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Archaeology

#2 in District of Columbia

#69 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For Archaeology

#3 in District of Columbia

#130 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Archaeology

#4 in District of Columbia

#210 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Archaeology

#5 in District of Columbia

#264 in the United States

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

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Archaeology

#7 in District of Columbia

#636 in the United States

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

7. Gallaudet University

For Archaeology

#8 in District of Columbia

#674 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Archaeology

#9 in District of Columbia

#1326 in the United States

Enrollment: 450
Male:Female: 54:46

Universities for Archaeology near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	511	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	176	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	25	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	189	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	79	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	447	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	183	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	315	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	116	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	244	Baltimore, Maryland