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Motto | Veritas et Utilitas |
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Motto in English | "Truth and Service" |
Type | Private federally chartered historically black research university |
Established | March 2, 1867 |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $1.0325 billion (2024) |
President | Ben Vinson III |
Provost | Anthony Wutoh[1] |
Students | 12,941 (spring 2024)[2] |
Undergraduates | 9,797 (spring 2024)[2] |
Postgraduates | 1,795 (spring 2024)[2] |
Location | , , United States 38°55′20″N 77°01′10″W / 38.92222°N 77.01944°W |
Campus | Large city,[3] 300 acres (1.2 km2) |
Newspaper | The Hilltop |
Colors | Blue Red Gray[4] |
Nickname | Howard Bison and Lady Bison |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Bison |
Website | howard |
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Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[5]
Established in 1867, Howard is a nonsectarian institution located in the Shaw neighborhood.[6] It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 120 programs.