Description
Howard University is a comprehensive institution of higher education providing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral degree programs across more than 130 areas of study in 14 schools and colleges. The university emphasizes academic excellence combined with service, guided by its motto Veritas et Utilitas (Truth and Service), and has built a legacy of producing notable alumni across medicine, science, law, politics, and the arts, including figures such as Patricia Bath, Kamala Harris, Elijah Cummings, David Dinkins, and Beth Brown. Howard's research centers and institutes focus on pressing global challenges including health and medical issues, economic disparities, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, energy systems, and journalism and democracy. The university serves prospective and current students, faculty researchers, and the broader academic and local community, with a continued focus on student success measured through retention and graduation rates, financial aid, and research growth.