There is a public university in Washington, DC called University of the District of Columbia. It was in 1851 when the University of the District of Columbia was founded. The motto of the University of the District of Columbia is Aspire, Accomplish, Take on the World and its official colors are red and gold. The total enrolment stands at 4,247 students at University of the District of Columbia. Around 3,859 and 388 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. The school has an academic staff of 471 who teach various courses to the students. Interestingly, University of the District of Columbia has an ethnically diverse student population. At UDC around 60% are Black or African American, 14% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 8% belong to an unknown race or ethnicity. And, at the university, around 52% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 60% of the students are females and 40% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 169 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Lennox Yearwood, Rasheim Wright, Lyn McLain, and Branislav Andjelić. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and, hence encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Students taking admission here will notice that the university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. UDC offers a total of 303 undergraduate and graduate programs, including both residential and online. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education). University of the District of Columbia has around $49 million in endowment.
