The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington · Requirements

The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington membership requirements

Every criterion The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it, plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

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Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Other criterion	No eligibility criteria are published by the club	The public website consists of a home page and a visitor page and has no membership section	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Members and guests must wear appropriate attire at all times in public spaces: for men a suit, jacket or blazer, dress shirt, necktie and dress shoes; for women tailored clothing of equivalent formality	String ties, ascots, turtlenecks, white rubber-soled shoes and dress sneakers are excluded; national, military and religious dress are the only stated exceptions. On weekdays, members and guests in casual or athletic attire must use the side or rear alley entrance	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

Not publicly disclosed

How admission works

Application process

No application process is published. The website has no membership page, form or membership contact; the only published channel is the front desk telephone number.

Invitation required

Not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Sponsor required

Not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia cites a 1983 report of a five-year waiting list for membership; that is more than four decades old and could not be independently verified.

Membership term

Not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Primary audience

Not publicly disclosed. The club's public website consists of a home page and a visitor-information page and states nothing about who it admits.

Typical member

Not publicly disclosed. Wikipedia records that the club's historic roster included four US presidents, several secretaries of state and figures such as J.P. Morgan and Theodore Roosevelt, but the club publishes nothing about its current membership.

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If not: alternatives to The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington (Cosmos Club, The Metropolitan Club, Somerset Club, Harvard Club of Boston).

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington - Home, The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Reciprocal Clubs - Duquesne Club, Duquesne Club. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
When You Visit - The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington, The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Metropolitan Club (Washington, D.C.), Wikipedia. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.