American University
Washington, DC · Private university
15 minwalk to the closest stay
1stay inside a 20-min walk
8stays inside a 10-min drive
Campus visits, state by state
Hotels near colleges in District of Columbia
5 campuses164 places to stay measured
By the numbers
5 schools in District of Columbia are on this site, with 164 places to stay measured around them. At 3 of them a place to stay is no more than about a 10-minute walk from the tour start or the campus edge, and at 4 one is within about 20 minutes. The shortest walk we measured here is about 1 minute, at George Washington University.
How to read these counts
A "10-minute walk" is our estimate from map distance to where the visit starts, or to the campus edge when we have not pinned that down; each school's page says which. Map dated November 2026. The full method
Every school we cover in District of Columbia
5 schools in District of Columbia, in A to Z order
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC · Private university
7 mindrive to the closest stay26stays inside a 10-min driveGeorge Washington University
Washington, DC · Private university
1 minwalk to the closest stay60stays inside a 20-min walk60stays inside a 10-min driveGeorgetown University
Washington, DC · Private university
8 minwalk to the closest stay16stays inside a 20-min walk60stays inside a 10-min driveHoward University
Washington, DC · Private university
3 minwalk to the closest stay15stays inside a 20-min walk60stays inside a 10-min drive
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About these lists
Which colleges in District of Columbia do you cover?
5 four-year schools in District of Columbia: the larger public and private universities plus the liberal arts colleges families tour most. For-profit and online-only schools are left out.
Can you walk from a hotel to campus at schools in District of Columbia?
At 4 of the 5, the map shows a place to stay no more than about a 20-minute walk from the tour start or the campus edge. Each school's page lists them closest first.
Do the pages cover graduation as well as tours?
For 1 of these schools we've read the commencement venue on the school's own page and show it. Every page explains what its minutes run to, and the graduation guide covers when rooms sell out.
Where do the walking minutes come from?
From OpenStreetMap distances, turned into minutes by a fixed rule. Breakfast is listed for 5 schools' nearby hotels by brand standard. How the minutes are measured.