Best Public Health schools in Washington, DC [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 998K citations received by 26.3K 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 Public Health

#1 in District of Columbia

#66 in the United States

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

2. Georgetown University

For Public Health

#2 in District of Columbia

#71 in the United States

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

3. Howard University

For Public Health

#3 in District of Columbia

#176 in the United States

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

4. American University in Washington

For Public Health

#4 in District of Columbia

#214 in the United States

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

5. Catholic University of America

For Public Health

#5 in District of Columbia

#240 in the United States

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

6. Gallaudet University

For Public Health

#6 in District of Columbia

#571 in the United States

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

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Public Health

#7 in District of Columbia

#709 in the United States

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

Universities for Public Health near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	183	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	54	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	118	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	131	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	206	Baltimore, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	49	Baltimore, Maryland
58	University of Baltimore	223	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	2	Baltimore, Maryland
62	Loyola University Maryland	456	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	352	Baltimore, Maryland

7 Best Public Health schools in Washington, DC

1. George Washington University

2. Georgetown University

3. Howard University

4. American University in Washington

5. Catholic University of America

6. Gallaudet University

7. University of the District of Columbia

Universities for Public Health near Washington

Medicine subfields in Washington