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George Washington University, The

George Washington University, The
1918 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20052

Official telephone: (202) 994-1000
Fax number: (202) 994-0325
Website: https://www.gwu.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 11,348
Full-time undergraduates: 10,332
Part-time undergraduates: 1,150
Total graduate students: 14,457
Full-time graduate students: 7,326
Part-time graduate students: 7,131
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
49.8% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.7% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 36 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 62%
Percent of students who live off campus: 38%

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Program Board; Student Association; Residence Hall Association; College Democrats; College Republicans

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's crew  
Men's crewyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polo NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's water poloyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's crewyes 
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; equestrian sports; fencing; football; golf; gymnastics; lacrosse; racquetball; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; volleyball; water polo; rowing; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Reagan National

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 61% within six months of graduation

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