Mission

Howard University, a culturally diverse, comprehensive, research intensive and historically Black private university, provides an educational experience of exceptional quality at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to students of high academic standing and potential, with particular emphasis upon educational opportunities for Black students. Moreover, the University is dedicated to attracting and sustaining a cadre of faculty who are, through their teaching, research and service, committed to the development of distinguished, historically aware, and compassionate graduates and to the discovery of solutions to human problems in the United States and throughout the world. With an abiding interest in both domestic and international affairs, the University is committed to continuing to produce leaders for America and the global community.

Vision Priorities

Vision: Through its programs of exemplary quality, Howard University will be the first HBCU to become a top-50 research university, while it continues its traditions of leadership and service to underserved communities nationally and abroad.

• Programs of exemplary quality including the humanities, social sciences, arts, STEM and Health Sciences;
• Scholarly productivity that would rank Howard as a top-50 research university, with continued leadership in the areas of Howard’s historic educational and research contributions;
• An educational, physical, and cultural environment (including Howard’s location in the nation’s capital) that makes Howard the preferred place to study, teach, research and work;
• A Leader in improving the quality of life for underserved communities;
• A Leader in the formulation of national policies of particular relevance to African Americans;
• An International footprint in academic and research activity as well as student and faculty personal experience;
• Deployment of best practices in operations and continuously improving service quality;
• A financially and environmentally sustainable environment.