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George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · GW · GWU

Private institution in Washington, DC · 10,848 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate · $90,873 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$37,4541,865th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,9901,990th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,9901,990th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,7271,906th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,449673rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$90,87363rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$71,607102nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
85.2%138th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.9%197th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
43.5%205th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
143375th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
10,848234th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.8%1,924th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (DCA)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$80
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$77,966$73,446
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,852$72,214
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,605$74,307
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,575$69,338
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,219$68,875
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$67,660$73,949
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,077$74,576
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$65,089$64,706
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$62,012—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,064$64,990
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$58,673—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$58,673$71,015

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,163,242 (M $5,259,279 · W $8,903,963)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to George Washington University’s 10,848 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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