University of the District of Columbia

"Washington Technical Institute" redirects here. For the successor to the Ohio-based Washington Technical College, see Washington State Community College.
University of the District of Columbia
Former names
Normal School for Colored Girls (1851–1879)
Miner Normal School (1879–1929)
Miner Teachers College (1929–1955)
Washington Normal School (1873–1913)
Wilson Normal School (1913–1929)
Wilson Teachers College (1929–1955)
District of Columbia Teachers College (1955–1977)
Federal City College (1966–1977)
Washington Technical Institute (1966–1977)
Antioch School of Law (1972–1986)
District of Columbia School of Law (1987–1996)
Motto"Aspire, Accomplish, Take on the World"
TypePublic historically black land-grant university
EstablishedDecember 3, 1851; 172 years ago (December 3, 1851)
FounderMyrtilla Miner
AccreditationMSCHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$49.1 million[1]
PresidentMaurice Edington[2]
Administrative staff
3,747 (Fall 2018)
Undergraduates3,867 (Fall 2018)
Postgraduates633 (Fall 2018)
Location
Washington
,
District of Columbia
,
United States
CampusLarge city, 23 acres (0.093 km2)
Colors  Red
  Gold[3][4]
NicknameFirebirds
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – ECC
MascotFelix the Firebird
Websiteudc.edu

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The full university system offers workforce and certificate programs in addition to Associate, Baccalaureate, Master's, professional, and Doctoral degrees. The university's academic schools and programs include the UDC Community College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, Colleges of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, and David A. Clarke School of Law.

The university operates a flagship campus at Van Ness in the Northwest quadrant of the city with several branch campuses across Washington, DC. Other campuses and sites include the Lamond-Riggs Campus, Congress Heights Campus, aviation facilities (Hangar #2) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the UDC Firebird Farm Research Farm in Beltsville, Maryland.

  1. ^ Best Colleges US News
  2. ^ "Office of the President". University of the District of Columbia. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Logo | University of the District of Columbia". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "UDC Branding Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 6 May 2023.