George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
43.5%
11,798 admitted
SAT · 50th
1420
Range 1360–1480
6-yr grad
85.2%
Retention 91.9%
Undergrads
11,387
12:1 S-F
Admissions
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43.5%
11,798 admitted
from 27,094 apps
Applications27,094
Overall admit rate43.5%
Enrolled2,539 · 21.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist14 of 5,689
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1420
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1360–1480 · 30.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W680720748
Math670710750
Comp136014201480
ACT
255075
Comp313234
Cost & aid
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$67,420
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$67,420
Fees$290
Room & board$16,920
Books$1,450
Avg need-based grant$38,373
% need met87.0%
Avg debt at graduation$32,231
Academics
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12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.9% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention91.9%
4-year graduation75.8%
6-year graduation85.2%
Enrollment
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11,387
undergraduates
98.0% out-of-state · 219 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates11,387
First-year2,539
Transfer582
Full-time91%
Female64%
Out-of-state98.0%
International (freshmen)219
Rankings
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#5
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: International Business
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: International Business#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#4126
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#4826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#6326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#6726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic 10 Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingD.C. colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decision1/5 → 1-Apr → May 1
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early decision 21/5
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://gwuapplication.gwu.edu/login/log…
Admissions emailgwadm@gwu.edu
Admissions phone202.994.6040
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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American University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
American University DC · Private (nonprofit)40.6%13607K
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
Fordham University NY · Private (nonprofit)59.3%140010K
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — George Washington University

8 years of George Washington University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.