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There are nineteen colleges and universities in Washington, D.C. that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include five research universities, four master's universities, and ten special-focus institutions. Sixteen of Washington, D.C.'s post-secondary institutions are private, of which three are for-profit. Only three of the city's post-secondary institutions listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education are public. Washington, D.C.'s oldest post-secondary institution is Georgetown University (pictured), founded in 1789. George Washington University, founded in 1821, is the city's largest institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, as it had 25,653 students as of the spring of 2013. The University of the District of Columbia is Washington, D.C.'s largest public university, with an enrollment of 5,110 students. The city has two historically black colleges and universities that are members of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia. (Full list...)