The Washington, D.C., area is home to several nationally recognized universities, and five of them have once again earned spots among the country’s top 100.
The latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings place four D.C. universities and the University of Maryland, College Park, among the nation’s highest-ranked schools.
For prospective students, that means some of the country’s most highly ranked universities are located right in and around the nation’s capital.
These 5 DMV universities made the top 100
The five schools and their national rankings are:
- No. 23 — Georgetown University
- No. 49 — University of Maryland, College Park
- No. 59 — George Washington University
- No. 73 — Howard University
- No. 95 — American University
Georgetown was the highest-ranked university in Washington, D.C., while UMD was the highest-ranked school in the immediate Maryland portion of the DMV.
The rankings place all five schools within the top 100 national universities in the country, according to the 2027 U.S. News rankings.
Four top 100 universities are right here in Washington, D.C.
Washington itself accounts for four of the five schools on the list, giving the District an especially strong showing.
Georgetown University came in at No. 23, followed by George Washington University at No. 59. Howard University ranked No. 73, while American University rounded out the D.C. schools at No. 95.
That means students looking to attend a nationally ranked university without leaving the District have four top-100 options to consider.
UMD rounds out the DMV’s top 100
Just outside D.C., the University of Maryland, College Park ranked No. 49 nationally.
Located in College Park, UMD is part of the Washington metropolitan area and is one of the region’s major public research universities.
The 2027 U.S. News rankings evaluated more than 1,700 colleges and universities using up to 17 measures related to academic quality and graduate success.
The methodology includes factors such as graduation outcomes, faculty resources and other measures of student and institutional performance.
With five universities in the national top 100, the DMV continues to have a substantial presence in the latest U.S. News rankings.
