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George Washington University

George Washington University is a private campus in Washington proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at George Washington University — 7.2% of its 11,182 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,396

family income
under $30k

$18,171

$30–48k

$21,863

$48–75k

$33,540

$75–110k

$53,974

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$36,5862023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at George Washington University rose from $25,181 (2008) to $36,586 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,181
2009	$23,534
2010	$25,833
2011	$29,402
2012	$30,206
2013	$30,057
2014	$33,637
2015	$35,282
2016	$31,956
2017	$33,734
2018	$33,719
2019	$32,563
2020	$26,272
2021	$34,462
2022	$37,454
2023	$36,586

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$83,8562024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at George Washington University rose from $52,707 (2009) to $83,856 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$52,707
2010	$54,125
2011	$55,625
2012	$57,148
2013	$58,925
2014	$61,394
2015	$63,159
2016	$65,218
2017	$66,996
2018	$69,204
2019	$71,702
2020	$74,023
2021	$62,835
2022	$77,900
2023	$80,727
2024	$83,856

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$25,040
2001	$26,170
2002	$27,820
2003	$29,320
2004	$34,030
2005	$36,400
2006	$37,820
2007	$39,240
2008	$40,422
2013	$47,343
2014	$48,760
2015	$50,435
2016	$51,950
2017	$53,518
2018	$55,230
2019	$56,935
2020	$58,640
2021	$59,870
2022	$62,200
2023	$64,990

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $67,710 before grants and other attendance costs. At George Washington University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 11,182 undergrads, George Washington University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

84% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at George Washington University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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84%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at George Washington University rose from 67.7% (entered 1991) to 84% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	67.7%
1992 cohort	67.6%
1993 cohort	69.8%
1994 cohort	74.6%
1995 cohort	74.3%
1996 cohort	73.2%
1997 cohort	75.1%
1998 cohort	78.8%
1999 cohort	78.4%
2000 cohort	78.7%
2001 cohort	78.1%
2002 cohort	80.8%
2003 cohort	81.2%
2004 cohort	80.6%
2005 cohort	81.1%
2006 cohort	79.6%
2007 cohort	80.8%
2008 cohort	79.4%
2009 cohort	83.1%
2010 cohort	83.7%
2011 cohort	80.6%
2012 cohort	82.1%
2013 cohort	82.2%
2014 cohort	85.2%
2015 cohort	83.7%
2016 cohort	84.8%
2017 cohort	85.2%
2018 cohort	84%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,146	$12,715
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,481	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,238	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$7,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$6,188
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,175	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,625	$8,300
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,500	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,250	$10,078
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,800	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,900	$11,650
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,449	$12,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$71,607

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$78,974

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$90,873

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

George Washington University admitted 12,723 of 27,016 applicants in Fall 2024. The 47.1% rate describes that application pool.

47.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,990 tuition · 2023–24 11,182 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1350–15001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, George Washington University received 27,016 applications and admitted 12,723 (47.1%), with 2,459 enrolling.

George Washington University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For George Washington University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 680–750 and Math was 670–750 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1350–1500 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	680	720	750
SAT Math	670	710	750
ACT Composite	31	32	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

47.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	48.5%
Fall 2002	48.5%
Fall 2003	40.4%
Fall 2004	38.5%
Fall 2005	38.3%
Fall 2006	37.5%
Fall 2007	37.8%
Fall 2008	36.7%
Fall 2009	37.4%
Fall 2010	36.8%
Fall 2011	31.7%
Fall 2012	33%
Fall 2013	33.1%
Fall 2014	43.8%
Fall 2015	46.5%
Fall 2016	40.2%
Fall 2017	41%
Fall 2018	41.9%
Fall 2019	40.8%
Fall 2020	43%
Fall 2021	49.7%
Fall 2022	49%
Fall 2023	43.5%
Fall 2024	47.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1350–1500Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1150	1330
Fall 2002	1150	1330
Fall 2003	1170	1360
Fall 2004	1180	1370
Fall 2005	1180	1380
Fall 2006	1200	1390
Fall 2007	1190	1380
Fall 2008	1200	1380
Fall 2009	1190	1370
Fall 2010	1200	1380
Fall 2011	1210	1390
Fall 2012	1210	1380
Fall 2013	1200	1390
Fall 2014	1200	1390
Fall 2015	1190	1390
Fall 2016	1180	1390
Fall 2017	1280	1440
Fall 2018	1280	1460
Fall 2019	1280	1470
Fall 2020	1270	1450
Fall 2021	1310	1490
Fall 2022	1330	1490
Fall 2023	1350	1500
Fall 2024	1350	1500

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	24	29
Fall 2003	25	29
Fall 2004	25	29
Fall 2008	26	30
Fall 2009	26	30
Fall 2010	27	30
Fall 2011	27	31
Fall 2012	27	31
Fall 2013	27	31
Fall 2014	27	31
Fall 2015	27	31
Fall 2016	27	32
Fall 2017	29	32
Fall 2018	29	32
Fall 2019	30	33
Fall 2020	30	33
Fall 2021	30	34
Fall 2022	31	34
Fall 2023	31	34
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

11,182Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at George Washington University rose from 9,782 (Fall 2002) to 11,182 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,782
Fall 2003	9,953
Fall 2004	10,563
Fall 2005	10,394
Fall 2006	10,494
Fall 2007	10,370
Fall 2008	10,291
Fall 2009	10,225
Fall 2010	10,055
Fall 2011	10,184
Fall 2012	10,240
Fall 2013	10,121
Fall 2014	10,433
Fall 2015	10,901
Fall 2016	11,244
Fall 2017	11,718
Fall 2018	12,161
Fall 2019	12,031
Fall 2020	11,106
Fall 2021	10,929
Fall 2022	10,798
Fall 2023	10,848
Fall 2024	11,182

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

92%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at George Washington University has held near 92% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	92%
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	91%
Fall 2005 cohort	92%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	91%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	94%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	92%
Fall 2013 cohort	93%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	90%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	93%
Fall 2018 cohort	92%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	91%
Fall 2021 cohort	90%
Fall 2022 cohort	92%
Fall 2023 cohort	92%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about George Washington University

15.8% of George Washington University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes George Washington University as a primarily residential campus of 11,182 undergraduates — and 92.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

George Washington University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1350–1500 — their midpoint is above the DC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on George Washington University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How George Washington University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

George Washington University47.1%

District of Columbia median58.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

George Washington University$67,710

District of Columbia median$31,210

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

George Washington University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

George Washington University$90,873

District of Columbia median$63,066

National median$53,781

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George Washington University, District of Columbia and national reference values
Metric & basis	George Washington University	District of Columbia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	47.1%	58.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$67,710	$31,210	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$90,873	$63,066	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For George Washington University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

George Washington University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 42 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$150,716
Finance and Financial Management Services	$126,638
Systems Engineering	$120,976
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$120,730
Accounting and Related Services	$116,795
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$112,554
Business/Commerce, General	$107,023
Information Science/Studies	$105,145
Mechanical Engineering	$101,196
Civil Engineering	$100,990
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$100,601
Statistics	$100,578
Economics	$99,406
International Business	$99,018
Human Resources Management and Services	$97,126
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,741
Marketing	$95,528
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$93,692
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$92,810
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$88,114
Public Health	$87,217
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$85,459
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$82,325
Journalism	$81,927
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$81,548
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$80,070
Political Science and Government	$79,692
Psychology, General	$79,187
Communication and Media Studies	$79,112
Sociology	$78,857
Geography and Cartography	$78,390
International Relations and National Security Studies	$76,751
Hospitality Administration/Management	$75,683
Research and Experimental Psychology	$72,325
English Language and Literature, General	$70,766
History	$70,734
Biology, General	$70,444
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$66,178
Human Services, General	$65,190
Anthropology	$65,172
Philosophy	$64,898
Fine and Studio Arts	$34,734

These 42 fields listed for George Washington University measure earnings after completion. The $90,873 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 39 additional George Washington University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does George Washington University report?

George Washington University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1350–1500 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is George Washington University's acceptance rate?

47.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 12,723 admitted from 27,016 applicants.

How much does George Washington University cost?

At George Washington University, tuition is $67,710. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does George Washington University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $90,873. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.