George Washington University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,981
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 2%
From Region 19%
Athletes 420 (3.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Asian 16%
Hispanic 14%
Black 8%
International 8%
Mixed 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 1,186 36% 57% 14% 6% 11% 6% $81,898 77 +1.16 69 96% 2.7%
Computer Science 60 +2 63% 43% 28% 10% 7% 8% $144,704 78 +0.58 99 98% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 10 — 70% 40% 20% 10% 20% 10% $103,806 67 +0.27 90 90% 2.7% — — —
Cybersecurity 25 — 72% 48% 16% 12% 16% 0% $112,574 91 +1.00 95 100% — — — —
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration — — — — — — — — $115,303 79 +0.83 96 — — — — —
Information Systems 15 +12 40% 40% 33% 7% 7% 13% $125,849 91 +1.34 98 100% — — — —
Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,571 61 +0.14 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 14 +4 36% 79% 7% 14% 0% 0% $66,820 28 -0.46 33 100% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $64,179 53 -0.08 26 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +4 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $80,841 53 -0.17 67 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,294 63 +0.20 76 — — — — —
Statistics 7 +7 14% 57% 14% 0% 14% 14% $96,273 39 -0.39 85 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics — — — — — — — — $71,327 50 -0.01 45 — — — — —
Biology 79 +3 19% 51% 22% 10% 9% 1% $67,034 54 +0.07 34 96% — — — —
Biophysics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,749 51 +0.02 46 — — — — —
Neuroscience 44 +1 32% 39% 32% 9% 11% 2% $68,814 55 +0.16 39 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 16 +4 31% 62% 6% 0% 12% 6% $64,055 79 +0.68 26 89% — — — —
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 7 — 0% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $73,780 94 +1.52 52 100% — — — —
Economics 42 +27 52% 52% 12% 7% 14% 12% $107,169 69 +0.34 92 95% — — — —
Economics 30 +23 57% 47% 23% 3% 13% 13% $107,169 69 +0.34 92 95% — — — —
African Studies — — — — — — — — $74,237 86 +1.19 53 100% — — — —
American Studies 22 +9 36% 82% 9% 5% 5% 0% $74,237 86 +1.19 53 100% — — — —
Arabic Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $74,179 94 +1.44 53 — — — — —
Archaeology 6 +1 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,406 89 +1.12 37 — — — — —
Chinese 3 +3 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $73,554 94 +1.38 51 — — — — —
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 3 +4 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,862 89 +1.07 36 — — — — —
Creative Writing 8 +3 25% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $63,858 94 +1.40 25 — — — — —
English 20 +7 25% 65% 10% 0% 10% 10% $69,133 97 +2.04 39 85% — — — —
French 2 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,933 94 +1.42 52 96% — — — —
German 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,859 94 +1.41 52 — — — — —
History 39 +25 54% 69% 8% 5% 8% 8% $71,862 93 +1.46 47 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $70,067 93 +1.22 42 — — — — —
Japanese 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $73,751 94 +1.40 52 — — — — —
Judaic Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,037 95 +1.63 26 — — — — —
Korean 1 +3 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $73,992 94 +1.42 52 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $69,101 93 +1.13 39 — — — — —
Philosophy 19 +15 47% 68% 5% 5% 5% 11% $61,853 58 +0.03 20 86% — — — —
Religion — +1 — — — — — — $63,289 95 +1.53 24 — — — — —
Russian — +1 — — — — — — $74,411 94 +1.46 53 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +10 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,933 94 +1.42 52 96% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 1 +7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,628 96 +1.64 41 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 +7 20% 50% 0% 0% 10% 10% $69,526 92 +1.15 40 97% — — — —
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 19 +1 21% 63% 0% 5% 16% 11% $67,915 79 +0.72 36 100% — — — —
Experimental Psychology — — — — — — — — $67,915 79 +0.72 36 100% — — — —
Geography 11 +9 73% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $97,657 100 +4.08 86 100% — — — —
Human Services 19 +2 5% 63% 21% 5% 0% 5% $63,794 97 +1.25 25 96% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 7 +9 0% 43% 14% 14% 0% 29% $74,423 63 +0.09 53 — — — — —
Physical and Biological Anthropology 11 +2 27% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $69,526 92 +1.15 40 97% — — — —
Political Science 292 +64 52% 61% 12% 3% 14% 4% $82,358 84 +0.75 70 97% — — — —
Psychology 149 +23 15% 52% 12% 7% 11% 8% $74,583 99 +2.96 54 94% — — — —
Sociology 27 +9 11% 52% 7% 19% 4% 7% $75,943 97 +1.73 57 100% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,685 22 -0.71 2 86% — — — —
Dance 4 +5 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $47,172 78 +0.55 3 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 4 — 50% 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% $57,062 40 -0.23 11 87% — — — —
Fine Art 13 +1 31% 62% 15% 23% 0% 0% $42,685 32 -0.44 2 86% — — — —
Graphic Design 10 — 10% 30% 30% 0% 10% 20% $57,062 40 -0.23 11 87% — — — —
Interior Architecture 19 — 11% 37% 16% 5% 21% 0% $57,062 10 -1.26 11 87% — — — —
Music 7 +4 43% 43% 14% 0% 29% 0% $45,300 44 -0.16 2 — — — — —
Theater 5 +1 20% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $44,529 59 +0.20 2 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 69 +19 17% 59% 9% 4% 16% 1% $91,604 100 +4.37 81 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elliott School of International Affairs 443 36% 56% 12% 4% 14% 10% $80,490 74 +0.43 66 94%
Environmental Science and Policy 17 +4 35% 76% 12% 0% 6% 0% $64,055 62 +0.31 26 89% — — — —
International Affairs 426 +27 36% 55% 12% 4% 15% 10% $81,146 78 +0.44 68 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Milken Institute School of Public Health 182 25% 53% 16% 10% 11% 2% $88,785 88 +2.04 79 94%
Nutrition Sciences 11 +1 0% 45% 9% 9% 18% 9% $69,919 76 +0.57 42 — — — — —
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 14 — 79% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $123,076 99 +3.78 98 99% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 8 — 38% 38% 25% 12% 12% 0% $76,248 50 -0.13 58 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 27 — 22% 56% 7% 7% 22% 7% $76,661 96 +1.74 59 100% — — — —
Public Health 104 +3 17% 51% 23% 12% 7% 0% $90,766 99 +2.38 81 92% — — — —
Clinical Research Coordinator 8 — 25% 50% 0% 12% 0% 0% $85,958 94 +1.01 75 94% — — — —
Health Administration 10 — 60% 50% 0% 20% 20% 0% $85,958 94 +1.01 75 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 381 48% 47% 16% 6% 11% 14% $125,583 99 +2.09 98 94%
Cybersecurity 7 — 57% 29% 0% 29% 29% 0% $114,707 92 +1.11 95 — — — — —
Accounting 27 — 33% 48% 4% 0% 22% 11% $116,333 96 +1.90 96 90% — — — —
Business Administration 105 +16 54% 48% 12% 8% 11% 17% $147,366 99 +3.63 99 92% — — — —
Business Analytics 20 +3 70% 40% 25% 0% 10% 20% $112,641 90 +1.16 95 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 10 +2 30% 40% 10% 0% 10% 20% $73,017 62 -0.12 50 100% — — — —
Finance 65 +43 60% 49% 18% 5% 8% 17% $143,882 95 +1.54 99 94% — — — —
General Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,856 89 +1.10 87 94% — — — —
International Business 79 +19 49% 41% 23% 5% 10% 11% $117,886 89 +1.51 96 94% — — — —
Marketing 46 +25 22% 54% 17% 4% 13% 9% $102,766 99 +1.96 90 91% — — — —
Meeting and Event Management — — — — — — — — $82,403 97 +1.97 70 100% — — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 20 +2 35% 55% 10% 10% 5% 10% $92,392 93 +1.18 82 100% — — — —
Real Estate 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,663 82 +0.50 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Applied Science 117 51% 44% 16% 12% 11% 9% $112,769 98 +0.87 95 96%
Biomedical Engineering 19 — 32% 63% 21% 11% 0% 0% $119,071 93 +1.74 97 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 20 — 25% 35% 20% 15% 25% 5% $110,386 100 +2.58 94 94% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 — 83% 50% 33% 0% 17% 0% $126,538 77 +0.45 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 88% 25% 0% 25% 0% 50% $121,532 71 +0.21 97 — — — — —
General Engineering — — — — — — — — $107,837 83 +0.71 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 59% 52% 11% 4% 19% 4% $102,118 71 +0.37 89 94% — — — —
Systems Engineering 13 — 69% 23% 23% 31% 8% 15% $111,048 50 -0.17 94 96% — — — —
Data Science 24 +11 50% 46% 12% 8% 4% 12% $116,320 73 +0.24 96 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Media and Public Affairs 114 22% 64% 10% 4% 12% 4% $86,118 83 +1.97 75 95%
Communication 23 +4 17% 61% 4% 4% 17% 0% $84,801 98 +2.14 73 100% — — — —
Journalism and Mass Communication 38 +5 18% 58% 16% 8% 11% 8% $82,018 98 +2.21 69 92% — — — —
Photojournalism 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $82,018 98 +2.21 69 92% — — — —
Political Communication 50 +2 28% 72% 8% 2% 8% 2% $90,088 99 +1.69 80 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 184 23% 42% 10% 23% 10% 3% $97,616 93 +0.54 86 98%
Nursing 184 — 23% 42% 10% 23% 10% 3% $97,616 77 +0.54 86 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,477
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 42.3% 1,102 35% 58% 11% 5% 13% 7% $80,076 96 +1.12 66 95% —
Business & Economics 17.8% 464 49% 48% 16% 6% 11% 13% $121,353 96 +1.79 97 94% —
Health Sciences 13.2% 344 24% 47% 13% 17% 10% 2% $93,955 91 +1.32 83 96% —
Computer Science 5.4% 141 60% 43% 22% 11% 10% 8% $127,780 72 +0.68 98 98% 2.7%
Humanities 5.0% 131 37% 70% 7% 5% 8% 6% $69,755 93 +1.27 41 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 124 24% 47% 25% 10% 10% 2% $67,704 49 +0.10 35 96% —
Engineering 3.6% 93 52% 44% 17% 13% 13% 9% $111,853 83 +1.04 94 96% —
Arts 2.7% 70 19% 49% 17% 7% 13% 4% $50,112 44 -0.52 4 87% —
Professional 2.6% 69 17% 59% 9% 4% 16% 1% $91,604 90 +4.37 81 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 42 38% 76% 5% 5% 5% 5% $79,056 49 -0.20 64 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 27 19% 56% 7% 4% 15% 7% $66,444 75 +0.63 32 89% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $103M #54 80% $0.9M 21 #100 156 25
Health Sciences $100M #62 48% $5.2M 31 #64 382 27
Humanities & Social Sciences $67.7M #22 21% $0.1M 47 #108 213 8
Engineering $33.9M #122 52% $0.2M 44 #82 241 23
Business & Economics $18.2M #30 5% $0.1M 27 #39 71 —
Physical Sciences & Math $15.7M #145 45% $0.1M 14 #155 122 6
Computer Science $10.1M #88 30% $0 3 #161 405 —
Education $6.0M #83 12% $0 38 #94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — 13 —
Total $355M #84 49% $6.7M 225 #105 1,603 89

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 33 $758K $758K $0
Soccer 29 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 16 $6.2M $6.2M $0
Water Polo 16 $648K $648K $0
Golf 8 $659K $659K $0
Total 151 $12.7M $12.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $575K $575K $0
Rowing 54 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 36 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 24 $6.3M $6.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 21 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Gymnastics 19 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Tennis 8 $719K $719K $0
Total 269 $18.2M $18.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 103 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 65 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Rowing 54 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Swimming & Diving 46 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 40 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Basketball 40 $12.5M $12.5M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 21 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Gymnastics 19 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Water Polo 16 $648K $648K $0
Golf 8 $659K $659K $0
Tennis 8 $719K $719K $0
Total 420 $41.3M $41.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 47%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 31% 48% 36%
Early Decision 45% 69% 51%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1310 – 1450
SAT Math Range 670 – 740
SAT RW Range 690 – 750