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Washington DC colleges and universities

There are 86colleges, universities, and technical schools in the greater Washington DCmetro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro colleges and universitiesemploy 60,589 people, earn more than $7 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $19 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Washington DC

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
86
$7,252,469,448
Universities
31
$6,618,848,650
Undergraduate colleges
25
$617,902,192
Community colleges
8
$9,616,611
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Job trends for Washington DC colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
11
1-10
4
11-25
8
26-100
5
101 to 1,000
8
1,000+
9
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Washington DC

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
13
$250k to $1M
8
$1M to $5M
10
$5M to $25M
8
$25M to $100M
5
$100M+
8
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Directory of colleges and universities in Washington DC

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The George Washington University (GWU)

The George Washington University (GWU) values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.
Revenue
$1.8b
Assets
$5.0b
Employees
14.8k
EIN
53-0196584
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Howard University

Howard University is an institution that educates students, develops professionals, conducts research, and serves patients through 12 schools of higher education and an academic medical center.
Revenue
$1.3b
Assets
$2.6b
Employees
7,732
EIN
53-0204707
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Catholic University of America (CUA)

The Catholic University of America is a national research university with 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 academic programs on a residential campus in the heart of the nation's capital.
Revenue
$388.3m
Assets
$918.0m
Employees
3,892
EIN
53-0196583
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is the oldest and largest Catholic and Jesuit university in America. Georgetown today is a major student-centered, international research university, offering programs in Washington, DC; Doha, Qatar; and around the world.
Revenue
$1.9b
Assets
$5.7b
Employees
15.6k
EIN
53-0196603
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American University (AU)

The American University (AU) actively encourages a commitment to public service, inclusive participation in university governance, equity and equal access, and an appreciation of diverse cultures and viewpoints.
Revenue
$933.9m
Assets
$2.4b
Employees
9,051
EIN
53-0196549
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stand Together Fellowships (CKI)

The Charles Koch Institute is a libertarian-oriented public policy research, programming, grant-making, and fellowship-funding organization based in Virginia.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$418.6m
Employees
22
EIN
27-4967732
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christendom College

Christendom College is a Catholic liberal arts college offering a time-tested and rigorous education that develops the student's intellect in such a powerful way that he graduates with the ability to master any subject.
Revenue
$37.1m
Assets
$102.5m
Employees
539
EIN
54-1031437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English.
Revenue
$239.4m
Assets
$528.1m
Employees
2,385
EIN
53-0199507
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)

TMCF supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools that include publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), medical schools and law schools.
Revenue
$77.8m
Assets
$124.3m
Employees
184
EIN
41-1750692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marymount University

Marymount University: Comprehensive Catholic education emphasizing service, intellectual curiosity, and a global perspective. Offers undergraduate/graduate programs to 3,555 students with financial aid.
Revenue
$121.8m
Assets
$257.6m
Employees
1,293
EIN
54-0573801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hood College

Hood College is a premier, comprehensive liberal arts college, offering both undergraduate and graduate students an excellent and holistic educational experience that prepares them for personal and professional achievement and productive participation.
Revenue
$86.9m
Assets
$248.6m
Employees
1,009
EIN
52-0591608
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mason Korea

A public, comprehensive, research university established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in the National Capital Region, we are an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free, and prosperous world.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$10.7m
Employees
0
EIN
46-0603585
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington D.C. is at the center of U.S. political and governmental affairs, contributing to significant networking and field work opportunities with health care and social service organizations.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
207
EIN
80-0477644
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fairfax University of America (VIU)

Virginia International University (VIU) is a private, non-profit institution. We work to offer affordable graduate, undergraduate, and certificate programs, on campus and online to students with diverse backgrounds.
Revenue
$16.9m
Assets
$19.0m
Employees
89
EIN
54-1954969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lundeberg Maryland Seamanship School

Training school for merchant mariners. To train apprentice Seamen and unlicensed in their respective fields to enable them to obtain a higher rating. Instruction, examination and orientation to aid Seamen in upgrading their seniority status.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$44.5m
Employees
186
EIN
11-2206183
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Capitol Technology University

Capitol Technology University prepares individuals for professional careers in engineering, computer science, information technology, and business.
Revenue
$17.9m
Assets
$27.6m
Employees
321
EIN
52-0805606
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Patrick Henry College (PHC)

The Mission of Patrick Henry College is to prepare Christian men and women who will lead their nation and shape their culture with timeless biblical values and fidelity to the spirit of the American founding.
Revenue
$19.0m
Assets
$47.9m
Employees
313
EIN
54-1919810
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Divine Mercy University (DMU)

The Divine Mercy University (DMU) is dedicated to the renewal of the Catholic-Christian intellectual tradition and the integration of the theoretical and empirical bases of psychology and a Catholic-Christian view of the human person.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$9.1m
Employees
98
EIN
54-1911091
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Institute of World Politics (IWP)

Institute of World Politics is a graduate school of national security and international affairs, dedicated to developing leaders with a sound understanding of international realities and the ethical conduct of statecraft.
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$22.9m
Employees
80
EIN
52-1699641
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA)

FTA's mission is to improve the quality of state tax administration by providing services to state tax authorities and administrators.
Revenue
$4.4m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
12
EIN
36-2327263
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "B40: Higher Education Institutions" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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