Washington, DC · Private nonprofit
47.1%
Acceptance rate
1,433
SAT Average
$37,454
Avg net price
10,848
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 12Bachelor’s 2,607Master’s 4,070Doctoral 1,212 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 855Master’s 480Doctoral 14 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 374Master’s 600Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 335Master’s 935Doctoral 340 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 168Master’s 90Doctoral 37 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 151Master’s 176Doctoral 26 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 114Master’s 128Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 110Master’s 470Doctoral 58 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 93Master’s 207Doctoral 32 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 76Master’s 47Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 70Master’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 45Master’s 185Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 39Master’s 14Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 33Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s 8Doctoral 15 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 5Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 23Master’s 5Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 118Doctoral 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 67Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 183Doctoral 569 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 158Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 90Doctoral 52 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 36Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 12Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic 10 Conference
Projected sponsored sports20
Athletic participation
420 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · CSS Profile due Nov 1
Early Decision II
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 5
Regular Decision
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 5
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $67,420
- Required fees
- $290
- Food and housing
- $16,920
- Books and supplies
- $1,450
- Other expenses
- $1,700
- Total
- $87,780
- $74,1602019–2019–20
- $76,2762020–2120–21
- $78,3352021–2221–22
- $80,9452022–2322–23
- $84,3152023–2423–24
- $87,7802024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $37,454 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 52%
- Average share of need met
- 94.7%
- Average need-based grant
- $44,274.92
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from George Washington University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
George Washington University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
George Washington University runs two binding Early Decision rounds.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. George Washington University admits in-state applicants at 32%, out-of-state applicants at 49.2%, and international applicants at 36.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
2,405 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 5. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 29% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
36.5% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
13.9% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 20.8% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 20.8% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
George Washington University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
George Washington University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
George Washington University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $92,380 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $37,454 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,236 of 2,391 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $92,380
Averages among the 1,236 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, George Washington University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
George Washington University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed91.9% of George Washington University’s first-years return for a second year and 85.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03