George Washington University
George Washington University admitted 47% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1350–1500 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $35,760 a year. Within six years, 83% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 47%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1350–1500
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $87,253 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $35,760 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,440 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $70,170 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 83%
- Students who return for a second year
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $96,691 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,857
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,182
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 33%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Health professions
- 13%
- Psychology
- 6%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Santa Clara University CA · 48% admitted
- Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · 48% admitted
- Stony Brook University NY · 49% admitted
- Soka University of America CA · 43% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · 45% admitted
- St Olaf College MN · 48% admitted
More colleges in the District of Columbia
- Howard University DC · 41% admitted
- Georgetown University DC · 13% admitted
- American University DC · 62% admitted
- The Catholic University of America DC · 83% admitted
- Trinity Washington University DC · 100% admitted
- Gallaudet University DC · 58% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.