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Emergency Alert
UDC Closed Monday, Jan. 26

Ahead of the winter weather storm, Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency for the District beginning Friday, Jan 23. Mayor Bowser also declared a snow emergency that will go into Saturday, Jan. 24, and will stay in effect until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

DC Mayor Bowser declares state of emergency, requests help from National Guard.

All administrative and academic offices within the University of the District of Columbia will be closed effective 5 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 23, until 9:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s administrative and academic offices as conditions change. 

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

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Know Your UDC

Know Your UDC

Want to know more about the University of the District of Columbia before you apply? Look no further!

Before you make your decision, you may be wondering what makes UDC different from the other higher education institutions throughout the District. To name a few, our university is:

  • the ONLY public institution of higher learning in the District of Columbia.
  • in the TOP TEN of 102 Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country. (Wall Street Journal)
  • the nation's ONLY exclusively urban land-grant university. UDC's award-winning College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, or CAUSES, is a leader in urban food security. 
  • is ranked BEST in the region according to cost, student-faculty ratio, graduation rates and more! (WalletHub)

Plus, to ensure we can offer a pathway suitable for any student, UDC has five distinct colleges and a law school:

  1. College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
  2. School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA)
  3. College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences (CAUSES)
  4. Associate Degree Programs at the UDC Community College
  5. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
  6. David A. Clarke School of Law

Offerings and Outcomes

Our faculty, staff and current students can't wait to welcome you to our community! Regardless of where you're headed, UDC will meet you where you are and stick with you no matter your destination.

  • UDC is proud to enroll MORE D.C. public high school graduates than any other university.
  • Our university is unique in offering MULTIPLE points of entry, providing workforce training, professional certification, associate degrees, bachelor and graduate degrees, law degrees and more!
  • UDC offers the MOST affordable tuition of any university in the District. (collegecalc.org)
  • Students graduating from UDC typically land HIGHER-than-average-paying jobs! (Federal College Scorecard)

Campus Culture

There's no place like home, but UDC is certainly a close second. At UDC, we've worked hard to:

  • serve ALL aspects of the District community, in addition to students from around the world
  • provide the SAFEST college campus in the District
  • sustain an average student-faculty ratio of ELEVEN-TO-ONE
  • UDC's David A. Clarke School of Law ranks in the TOP TEN nationally for clinical legal training (U.S. News & World Report)
  • commit to service; for example, the law school performs more hours of community service per student than ANY other law school (National Jurist)

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