George Washington University

Washington, DC

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,929
Graduate Enrollment: 14,955
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 49.71%

Male/Female: 37% / 63% (2017)

First generation college students: 16.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2015)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,419
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1310 - 1490

2022 Median Admit ACT: 32
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 30 - 34

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 77.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 71.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 66.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 61.9% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 50.4%
Black: 8.2%
Hispanic: 12.6%
Asian: 12.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.6%
Non-resident alien: 9.1%
Unknown race: 2.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $62,835
In-State tuition: $59,870
Out-of-State tuition: $59,870

Estimated books and supplies: $1,400 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $15,440 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,625 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $15,440 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,625 (2022)

Average Family Income: $118,616 (2017)
Median Family Income: $71,359 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 27.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,449 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,139
$30k-48k $12,510
$48k-75k $18,853
$75k-110k $23,472
$110k+ $40,379

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $20,449 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $12,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 83.9% (2015)
@3 year 87.0% (2017)
@5 year 90.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 71.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 69.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $60,822 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $77,757 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 21 $19,500 $207 $30,479 ($2,540) $60,690 ($5,058)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 3
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Landscape Architecture. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Real Estate Development. 3
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 20 $25,500 $255 $65,259 ($5,438)
Master's Degree Area Studies. 7 $62,385 ($5,199) $78,610 ($6,551)
Doctoral Degree Area Studies. 3
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 64 $433 $112,199 ($9,350)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 10
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 7
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Curriculum and Instruction. 3
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 17
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 60 $466 $65,822 ($5,485) $64,971 ($5,414)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 23 $698 $96,593 ($8,049) $112,229 ($9,352)
First Professional Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 134 $279 $77,784 ($6,482) $79,777 ($6,648)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 7
Master's Degree International and Comparative Education. 41 $466 $54,430 ($4,536) $66,996 ($5,583)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International and Comparative Education. 8
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 73 $391 $60,509 ($5,042) $62,595 ($5,216)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 9 $67,905 ($5,659)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 19 $535 $55,345 ($4,612) $62,697 ($5,225)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 6
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 43 $424 $57,156 ($4,763) $59,776 ($4,981)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 35 $397 $71,633 ($5,969) $70,840 ($5,903)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 35
Bachelor's Degree Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Education, Other. 28 $540 $44,857 ($3,738) $51,489 ($4,291)
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 56 $23,000 $244 $67,695 ($5,641) $97,853 ($8,154)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 29 $65,919 ($5,493)
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 22 $72,256 ($6,021) $87,026 ($7,252)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 12
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 15
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 95
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 53 $21,500 $227 $75,119 ($6,260) $91,691 ($7,641)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 41
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mechanical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Systems Engineering. 27 $74,941 ($6,245)
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 48 $432 $122,752 ($10,229) $127,560 ($10,630)
Doctoral Degree Systems Engineering. 17 $195,597 ($16,300)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Systems Engineering. 4
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 67 $457 $109,138 ($9,095) $125,960 ($10,497)
Doctoral Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 3 $671 $147,519 ($12,293)
First Professional Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 84
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering-Related Fields. 17
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 12
Master's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 22 $45,741 ($3,812)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
First Professional Degree Law. 503 $2,006 $82,298 ($6,858) $125,556 ($10,463)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 146 $890 $85,986 ($7,166) $102,646 ($8,554)
Doctoral Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 1
Master's Degree Legal Support Services. 47 $520 $64,583 ($5,382) $69,745 ($5,812)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Support Services. 25 $233 $58,429 ($4,869)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 36 $23,250 $246 $34,833 ($2,903) $55,736 ($4,645)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 13
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 8
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 12
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 110 $24,816 $253 $52,126 ($4,344)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 20
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biology, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 7
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 19 $620 $57,414 ($4,785)
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 2
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 8
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 3
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 26 $20,727 $207 $39,786 ($3,316)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 5
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 23
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 67 $767 $65,820 ($5,485) $95,734 ($7,978)
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 4
Master's Degree Molecular Medicine. 3
Doctoral Degree Molecular Medicine. 5
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 20
Master's Degree Mathematics. 3
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics. 1
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 127
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 25 $58,835 ($4,903)
Master's Degree Statistics. 104
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 6
Master's Degree Museology/Museum Studies. 58 $599 $41,790 ($3,483) $55,706 ($4,642)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 13
Master's Degree International/Global Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 2
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 16
Master's Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 14 $27,000 $286
Master's Degree Chemistry. 6
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 3
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 4
Master's Degree Physics. 5
Doctoral Degree Physics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 138 $25,220 $265 $40,324 ($3,360)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 6
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 9
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 77 $566 $51,117 ($4,260) $69,181 ($5,765)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 3 $1,692 $70,035 ($5,836) $80,268 ($6,689)
First Professional Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 20
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 57 $20,500 $207 $46,944 ($3,912) $66,524 ($5,544)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 41 $102,907 ($8,576)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 1
Bachelor's Degree Homeland Security. 1
Master's Degree Homeland Security. 102 $445 $111,935 ($9,328)
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 16 $65,687 ($5,474)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 58 $534 $73,222 ($6,102) $104,546 ($8,712)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 75 $606 $69,949 ($5,829) $98,064 ($8,172)
Doctoral Degree Public Policy Analysis. 15
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 34 $27,000 $276 $36,599 ($3,050) $49,003 ($4,084)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 11 $45,622 ($3,802)
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Archeology. 9
Master's Degree Criminology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 186 $23,250 $217 $62,172 ($5,181) $80,898 ($6,742)
Master's Degree Economics. 36 $466 $78,698 ($6,558) $87,715 ($7,310)
Doctoral Degree Economics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 30 $25,000 $265 $48,827 ($4,069)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 14
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 647 $22,000 $222 $49,137 ($4,095) $68,447 ($5,704)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 334 $644 $65,623 ($5,469) $91,907 ($7,659)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 286 $23,000 $230 $47,867 ($3,989) $72,844 ($6,070)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 152 $697 $70,535 ($5,878) $89,553 ($7,463)
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 12
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 23 $31,619 ($2,635) $50,452 ($4,204)
Master's Degree Sociology. 7
Master's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 7
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 18 $60,610 ($5,051)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 11 $859 $56,037 ($4,670) $61,421 ($5,118)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 3
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 22 $677 $21,960 ($1,830) $36,972 ($3,081)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 1 $26,182 ($2,182)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 14
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 26 $13,461 ($1,122) $24,917 ($2,076)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 24 $46,810 ($3,901)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 6
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 5
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 17
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 59 $1,032 $58,284 ($4,857) $75,175 ($6,265)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 17
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 282 $751 $88,878 ($7,407) $106,598 ($8,883)
Doctoral Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 33
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 70 $1,592 $105,699 ($8,808) $123,387 ($10,282)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 380 $17,430 $31,197 ($2,600) $41,913 ($3,493)
Associate's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 179 $9,500 $38,211 ($3,184) $48,194 ($4,016)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 36 $25,269 $60,502 ($5,042)
Master's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 52
Master's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 40
First Professional Degree Medicine. 165 $2,244 $62,454 ($5,205) $87,805 ($7,317)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 12 $700 $53,089 ($4,424)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 1
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 76 $23,822 $246 $46,987 ($3,916) $59,322 ($4,944)
Master's Degree Public Health. 471 $855 $63,146 ($5,262) $82,209 ($6,851)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 25 $85,372 ($7,114)
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 43 $1,012 $50,411 ($4,201) $53,614 ($4,468)
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 47
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 1
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 311 $26,500 $198 $71,951 ($5,996) $79,066 ($6,589)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 188 $599 $99,394 ($8,283) $110,856 ($9,238)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 31 $466 $108,932 ($9,078)
Associate's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 5
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 21 $20,500 $217 $53,525 ($4,460)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 291 $700 $111,558 ($9,297) $135,286 ($11,274)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 21 $87,859 ($7,322)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 73 $24,875 $262 $63,953 ($5,329) $89,287 ($7,441)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 81 $421 $68,173 ($5,681) $100,315 ($8,360)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Accounting and Related Services. 5
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 32
Graduate/Professional Certificate Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 6
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 126 $19,000 $192 $68,427 ($5,702) $101,012 ($8,418)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Finance and Financial Management Services. 36 $779
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 36 $22,500 $204 $53,598 ($4,467) $76,383 ($6,365)
Master's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 56 $668 $57,456 ($4,788) $53,307 ($4,442)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Hospitality Administration/Management. 1
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 42 $20,793 $222 $55,748 ($4,646) $81,557 ($6,796)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 79 $427 $80,100 ($6,675) $91,057 ($7,588)
Doctoral Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 22 $153,131 ($12,761) $187,144 ($15,595)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Human Resources Management and Services. 38 $722 $136,542 ($11,379)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 73 $23,250 $244 $55,230 ($4,603) $80,945 ($6,745)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Marketing. 26
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 11
Bachelor's Degree History. 56 $23,250 $246 $41,106 ($3,426) $65,725 ($5,477)
Master's Degree History. 8
Doctoral Degree History. 6
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 15
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 55 $25,000 $265 $46,195 ($3,850) $65,477 ($5,456)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 5 $84,430 ($7,036)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 53 $25,000 $265 $45,501 ($3,792) $66,907 ($5,576)
Master's Degree Journalism. 16
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 36 $23,250 $246 $50,672 ($4,223) $73,497 ($6,125)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 113 $583 $69,331 ($5,778) $86,813 ($7,234)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 3
Master's Degree Publishing. 42 $465 $58,315 ($4,860) $75,094 ($6,258)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 32 $24,500 $159 $75,263 ($6,272) $112,715 ($9,393)
Master's Degree Data Processing. 2
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 25
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 8
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 83 $98,384 ($8,199) $109,792 ($9,149)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 42 $19,500 $207 $91,221 ($7,602)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 156
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Science. 1
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 92 $523 $103,612 ($8,634)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Software and Media Applications. 12
Bachelor's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 41 $18,143 $174 $83,040 ($6,920)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 98 $23,250 $232 $62,615 ($5,218) $101,930 ($8,494)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Business. 31
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Information Systems and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 28 $21,000 $217 $67,791 ($5,649)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 56
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 35


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $137,538
Full time faculty: 53%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 12.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,802,656,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,411,272,000 (2022)