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George Washington University

Washington,  District of Columbia
College Board code: 5246

Main Address

2121 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1000
www.gwu.edu

Admission Office

2121 I Street NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-6040
(800) 447-3765
Fax: (202) 994-0325
gwadm@gwu.edu
Contact: Kathryn Napper
Executive Dean for Undergraduate Admissions

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 37%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Associate
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • First Professional

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Very large city (over 500,000)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 10,590
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,461
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 10,291
  • Graduate enrollment: 12,126

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 1% In-state students
  • 99% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 57% Women
  • 43% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 11% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 7% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 8% Hispanic
  • 50% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 6% Non-Resident Alien
  • 18% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 67% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 93% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 100% in top half of graduating class