Washington, DC's 9 best History colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 654K citations received by 41.6K academic papers made by 9 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 History

#1 in District of Columbia

#52 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For History

#2 in District of Columbia

#66 in the United States

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

3. American University in Washington

For History

#3 in District of Columbia

#136 in the United States

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

4. Catholic University of America

For History

#4 in District of Columbia

#215 in the United States

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

5. Howard University

For History

#5 in District of Columbia

#229 in the United States

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

6. Gallaudet University

For History

#7 in District of Columbia

#684 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 921
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $13,787

7. University of the District of Columbia

For History

#8 in District of Columbia

#692 in the United States

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

8. Wesley Theological Seminary

For History

#9 in District of Columbia

#1277 in the United States

Enrollment: 454
Male:Female: 53:47

9. Trinity Washington University

For History

#10 in District of Columbia

#1338 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $13,586
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $19,396

Universities for History near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	616	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	192	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	27	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	198	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	79	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	306	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	190	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	307	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	119	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	254	Baltimore, Maryland