Howard University Campus, 1868; Miner Hall (left); Main Building (right)

Photo Credit: MSRC

No. 34

Howard University Charter

When Howard University opened its doors for classes in 1867, there were six (6) departments formally authorized by the Howard University Charter. 

Howard has grown from a single-frame building in 1867 and evolved to more than 89 acres, including the six-story, 400-bed Howard University Hospital. Since 1974, it has expanded to include a 22-acre School of Law West Campus, a 22-acre School of Divinity East Campus and another three-fifths of an acre facility in northeast Washington and a 108-acre tract of land in Beltsville, Maryland.