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Acceptance Rate

47.1%

Total Profiles

9

SAT Range

1350–1500

User Accept Rate

44.4%

Tuition

$64,990

Undergrad Enrollment

10,848

Applicants

27,094

Yield Rate

21.5%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2027
GPA
4.00
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.49
SAT
1300
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.97
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
4.00
SAT
1490
ACT
34
Round: EA
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.59
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.31
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.67
SAT
1440
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1340
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$36,586/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $146,344 over four years.

What grads earn

$87,217/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$79,360 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.7 years of pay.

88% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

42%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of George Washington University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,440
$30–48k$17,292
$48–75k$22,080
$75–110k$28,100
Over $110k$55,337

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

84%

Completion · all

84%

Completion · Pell

81%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

80%

Median debt

$20,449

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
27,094
Admitted
11,79843.5%
Enrolled
2,53922% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling144
Incest1
Motor Vehicle Theft411
Rape17
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation35% / 65%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball16Golf8Soccer29Swimming23Track & Field33Water Polo16

Women's

Basketball24Gymnastics19Lacrosse34Rowing54Soccer36Softball21Swimming23Tennis8Track & Field70Volleyball20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$382Mtotal R&D expenditure#90 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

International Relations and Affairs398 grads
Political Science and Government, General231 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse203 grads
Business Administration and Management, General147 grads
Public Health, Other106 grads
Psychology, General98 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General68 grads
Computer Science57 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies52 grads
Finance, General48 grads

4yr Grad Rate

77%

6yr Grad Rate

84%

Retention Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$90,873