George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 47%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1350–1500
- Undergraduates
- 11,182
- Setting
- City: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1350–1500
- Reading and Writing
- 680–750
- Math
- 670–750
- Average total
- 1433
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 31–34
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (202) 994-1000
Cost
- Tuition
- $70,170per year
- Average net price
- $35,760What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $96,691
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 133 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning · master, graduate certificate
- Area Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, master
- Journalism · bachelor, master
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · graduate certificate
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Publishing · master, graduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Data Processing · master
- Information Science/Studies · bachelor, master
- Computer Science · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Computer Software and Media Applications · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · master
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · undergraduate certificate, graduate certificate
- Education, General · doctoral
- Curriculum and Instruction · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · graduate certificate
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · master, graduate certificate
- International and Comparative Education · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · master, graduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · graduate certificate
- Education, Other · master
- Engineering, General · bachelor
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Civil Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Computer Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Engineering Science · graduate certificate
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · graduate certificate
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Systems Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Industrial Engineering · graduate certificate
- Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · graduate certificate
- Engineering-Related Fields · master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor, master
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Law · first professional
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · master, doctoral
- Legal Support Services · master, graduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Literature · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · associate, bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences · bachelor
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology · master, doctoral
- Genetics · master, doctoral
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Pharmacology and Toxicology · doctoral
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · master, doctoral
- Molecular Medicine · doctoral
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor, doctoral
- Mathematics · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Applied Mathematics · master, graduate certificate
- Statistics · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · bachelor
- Museology/Museum Studies · master, graduate certificate
- Nutrition Sciences · bachelor
- Classical and Ancient Studies · bachelor
- Data Science · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · master, graduate certificate
- Philosophy · bachelor, master
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Astronomy and Astrophysics · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Research and Experimental Psychology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · master, doctoral, first professional
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Homeland Security · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Security Science and Technology · master, graduate certificate
- Human Services, General · bachelor
- Community Organization and Advocacy · graduate certificate
- Public Administration · master
- Public Policy Analysis · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Anthropology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Archeology · bachelor
- Criminology · master
- Economics · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Geography and Cartography · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- International Relations and National Security Studies · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Political Science and Government · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Sociology · bachelor, master
- Social Sciences, Other · master
- Dance · bachelor, master
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor, master
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor, master
- Music · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, post-baccalaureate certificate, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · post-baccalaureate certificate, master, graduate certificate
- Medicine · first professional
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies · doctoral
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · master, graduate certificate
- Public Health · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · graduate certificate
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · associate, master, graduate certificate
- Business/Commerce, General · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Human Resources Management and Services · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- International Business · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Management Information Systems and Services · graduate certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Marketing · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Real Estate · bachelor, graduate certificate
- History · bachelor, master, doctoral
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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