George Washington University

2121 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1000
www.gwu.edu
fax:(202) 994-0325
president:Steven Knapp
21756 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.33 Graduation Rate 0.81
0.79 0.82

STUDENT RATIO

10357

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

47343 | 47343

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

9609

CLASS SIZE

29

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
650

SAT MATH

645

SAT READING

655

SAT WRITING

29

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.79
0.82
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
600
650
700
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
600
645
690
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
610
655
700
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
27
29
31
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25175

Average Monthly Payment

$279

Median Earnings

$64500

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

83%
URL Applywww.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/applytogw
Application Fee75
Percent Admitted (Men)0.36
Percent Admitted (Women)0.31
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment748
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.09
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.6
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.68
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7428
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates23924
Applicants Men8895
Applicants Women12861
Admissions Total7197
Admissions Men3187
Admissions Women4010
ACT English 25th percentile score27
ACT English 75th percentile score33
ACT Math 25th percentile score26
ACT Math 75th percentile score31
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score9
Average SAT Score1297
Median ACT English Score30
Median ACT Math Score29
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)40%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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