Washington, DC's 8 best Archaeology colleges [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 886K citations received by 34.5K 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: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

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: $39,083

3. American University in Washington

For Archaeology

#3 in District of Columbia

#130 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For Archaeology

#4 in District of Columbia

#211 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For Archaeology

#5 in District of Columbia

#262 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 Archaeology

#7 in District of Columbia

#637 in the United States

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

7. Gallaudet University

For Archaeology

#8 in District of Columbia

#675 in the United States

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

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Archaeology

#9 in District of Columbia

#1338 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

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	175	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	24	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	187	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	79	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	450	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	179	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	319	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	117	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	247	Baltimore, Maryland