Howard University
university in Washington D.C.
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Summary
Howard University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,779 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Oak Ridge Associated Universities[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Association of Research Libraries[5], American Council on Education[6], National Humanities Alliance[7], American Association of State Colleges and Universities[8]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[9]
- Country: United States[10]
- Instance of: historically black college or university[11], private not-for-profit educational institution[12], school[13]
- Founder: Oliver Otis Howard[14]
- Named after: Oliver Otis Howard[15]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[16]
- Location: Washington, D.C.[17]
- Postal code: 20059-0001[18]
- Child organization or unit: Howard University Libraries[19], Cathy Hughes School of Communications[20], Howard University College of Arts and Sciences[21], Howard University School of Business[22], Howard University Gallery of Art[23]
- Commons category: Howard University[24]
- Industry: higher education[25]
- Chairperson: Ben Vinson III[26]
- Has part(s): Howard University College of Medicine[27], Howard University School of Law[28], Howard University College of Pharmacy[29], Howard University School of Divinity[30], Howard University College of Dentistry[31], Moorland–Spingarn Research Center[32]
- Inception: March 2, 1867[33]
- Coordinate location: 38.921666666667, -77.02[34]
- Mascot: Bison[35]
- Official website: https://howard.edu[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Howard University[37]
- Employees: 2776[38]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[39]
- Topic has template: Template:Howard University[40]
- Legal form: 501(c)(3) organization[41]
- Owner of: WHUT-TV[42], WHUR-FM[43], Burr Gymnasium[44], William H. Greene Stadium[45]
- Total revenue: 1,401,205,000[46], 1,293,039,199[47], 1,269,450,000[48], 1,015,892,000[49]
Why It Matters
Howard University has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]