George Washington University: Ranking & Review

Washington Rank	Rank	World Rank
2	81	128 Top 1%

George Washington University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	41%	39%	43%
Applicants	26,987	10,421	16,566
Admissions	11,059	4,014	7,045
Enrolled undergraduates	2,610	939	1,671
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	27,973	11,340	16,633

6,485 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

5,014 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $75. Application fee for graduates - $80.

Secondary school GPA	Recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Considered but not required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	1,197
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	46%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	680
Math	680

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,107
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	42%
ACT Composite	30
ACT English	31
ACT Math	29

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$69,368	$69,368
Off-campus	$69,368	$69,368
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $17,145 and other expenses per full academic year.

George Washington University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 8,016 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$51,274	$51,274
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$72	$72
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,520	$1,520
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$29,790	$29,790
Fees for full-time graduates	$50	$50
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,655	$1,655

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Health Professions and Related Programs	588	286	911	264	2,049
Social Sciences		876	584	24	1,484
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		446	700	33	1,179
Legal Professions and Studies			220	620	840
Engineering		167	226	52	445
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		89	291	7	387
Education			323	49	372
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		148	173		321
Psychology		111	98	39	248
Mathematics and Statistics		43	175	11	229
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		115	85	22	222
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service		36	152		188
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		15	152	10	177
Visual and Performing Arts	1	69	55		125
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields			76	18	94
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies		17	74		91
Physical Sciences		42	8	7	57
History		26	16	4	46
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		28	12	3	43
English Language and Literature & Letters		32	5	2	39
Natural Resources and Conservation		22	14		36
Philosophy and Religious Studies		16	5		21
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	12				12
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		11			11
Architecture and Related Services			8		8
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
Grand Total	601	2,595	4,363	1,165	8,724

A total of 3,196 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at George Washington University.

At the master's and doctor's level 5,528 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	81%	78%	83%
Full-time retention rate - 91% Part-time retention rate - 75%

Alternative names	GW GWU
Founded	1821
Motto	Deus Nobis Fiducia In God Our Trust
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	buff, blue
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	5,620
Instructional FTE	1,668
Research FTE	91
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.gwu.edu
Address	2121 I Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20052 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	500,000 - 1,000,000
Phone	2029941000
Fax	+1 (202) 994 0654

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
73	Washington State University	Pullman	73%
74	Oregon State University	Corvallis	79%
75	University of Oregon	Eugene	83%
76	CUNY System Office	New York
77	University of Rochester	Rochester	34%
78	Brown University	Providence	8%
79	University of Delaware	Newark	63%
80	University at Buffalo	Buffalo	57%
81	George Washington University	Washington	41%
82	Tufts University	Medford	15%
83	Brigham Young University - Provo	Provo	52%
84	University of Connecticut	Storrs	48%
85	The University of Tennessee - Knoxville	Knoxville	77%
86	University of New Mexico - Main Campus	Albuquerque	67%
87	University of Kansas	Lawrence	93%
88	University of California - Riverside	Riverside	57%
89	University of Miami	Coral Gables	36%