Colleges / George Washington University
College · Private nonprofit · Washington, DC · City
GWU

George Washington University

Washington, DC

Address1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
Websitewww.gwu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate47%
6-yr median pay$72k
Net price / yr$37k
Undergrad size11,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $37k/yr for a shot at a $72k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 47% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1433 · ACT 32.

If you get in

11,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $37k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$335k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$146k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$189k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$67.7k
Room & board
$16.9k
Books & supplies
$1,450

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr84%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$72k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$91k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
11,182
Location
Washington, DC
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
GWU · GW
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White48%
  • Asian16%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black8%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.

Colleges / George Washington University
College · Private nonprofit · Washington, DC · City
GWU

George Washington University

Washington, DC

Address1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
Websitewww.gwu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate47%
6-yr median pay$72k
Net price / yr$37k
Undergrad size11,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $37k/yr for a shot at a $72k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 47% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1433 · ACT 32.

If you get in

11,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $84k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $37k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$335k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$146k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$189k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$67.7k
Room & board
$16.9k
Books & supplies
$1,450

How students pay for it.

Pell grants16%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr84%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$72k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$91k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
11,182
Location
Washington, DC
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
GWU · GW
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White48%
  • Asian16%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black8%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students16%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.