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

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 921K citations received by 23K 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. George Washington University

For Demography

#1 in District of Columbia

#69 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Demography

#2 in District of Columbia

#70 in the United States

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

3. Howard University

For Demography

#3 in District of Columbia

#172 in the United States

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

4. American University in Washington

For Demography

#4 in District of Columbia

#186 in the United States

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

5. Catholic University of America

For Demography

#5 in District of Columbia

#246 in the United States

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

6. Gallaudet University

For Demography

#6 in District of Columbia

#557 in the United States

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

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Demography

#7 in District of Columbia

#762 in the United States

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

Universities for Demography near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	181	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	43	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	144	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	131	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	204	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	57	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	227	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	2	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	403	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	358	Baltimore, Maryland