Mentora College,Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.

Seven institutions of higher education located in Washington, with many more in Maryland and Virginia. Georgetown University, founded in 1789 as a seminary, is the oldest of the city’s academic institutions. Many private and federally funded institutions in Washington provide research facilities in politics, economics, and science. Some of the best known are the Brookings Institution, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, and the National Academy of Sciences.