George Washington University: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 120 of 13,329	In the World
# 72 of 2,137	In North America
# 66 of 2,128	In the United States
# 2 of 65	In Washington
# 6 of 13,346	For Art History
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

47%

Enrollment

29,640

Average SAT

1,425

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$46,485 /y

Aid receiving

80%

Undergraduates

11,677

Graduates

13,697

Male:Female Ratio

38:62

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

gwu.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

George Washington University has an acceptance rate of 47% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	47%	47%	47%
Applicants	27,016	9,735	17,272
Admissions	12,723	4,432	8,286
Freshmen enrolled full time	2,440	833	1,607

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	42%
■ Nonresident Alien	14%
■ Asian	13%
■ Hispanic	10%
■ Black or African American	11%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	5%

George Washington University majors

George Washington University has granted 10 associate degrees across 1 programs, 2,308 bachelor's degrees across 85 programs, 4,130 master's across 122 programs, and 1,130 doctorate degrees across 56 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at George Washington University.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
International Relations and Affairs	-	398	302	-
Law	-	-	-	551
Public Health, Other	-	106	412	4
Business Administration and Management, General	-	147	251	6
Political Science and Government, General	-	231	8	11
Computer Science	-	57	152	3
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	-	203	-	5
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	-	26	129	39
Medicine	-	-	-	172
Engineering & Industrial Management	-	-	90	46
Management Science	-	22	103	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	-	10	104	-
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration	-	13	92	-
Psychology, General	-	98	-	-
Systems Engineering	-	13	77	6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	11	63	15
Political Communication	-	39	49	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	-	-	76	11
American Government and Politics (United States)	-	-	82	-
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing	-	-	80	1
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	-	68	5	6
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	-	30	39	10
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	-	-	75	-
Public Policy Analysis, General	-	-	61	10
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	-	32	26	10
Epidemiology	-	-	65	3
Information Science & Studies	-	21	47	-
Mechanical Engineering	-	39	22	6
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	-	-	66	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	-	-	56	8
Physician Assistant	-	-	64	-
Clinical Research Coordinator	-	6	56	-
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	-	5	56	-
Public Administration	-	-	60	-
Forensic Psychology	-	-	57	-
International Business & Trade & Commerce	-	32	23	-
Critical Infrastructure Protection	-	4	49	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	-	52	-	-
Education, Other	-	-	49	-
Finance, General	-	48	-	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	-	16	21	10
Publishing	-	-	47	-
Museology & Museum Studies	-	-	45	-
Cloud Computing	-	-	43	-
International and Comparative Education	-	-	43	-
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	-	43
Financial Mathematics	-	-	39	-
History, General	-	25	13	-
Journalism	-	38	-	-
Accounting	-	15	22	-
Clinical Psychology	-	-	19	18
Neuroscience	-	35	-	2
International Law and Legal Studies	-	-	34	2
International Public Health & International Health	-	-	33	3
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	-	25	10	-
Economics, General	-	33	-	-
Bioinformatics	-	1	31	-
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	-	29	-	3
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	-	-	32	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	-	28	3	-
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing	-	-	28	2
Environmental Studies	-	14	15	-
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor	-	-	28	-
Public Health, General	-	-	28	-
Statistics, General	-	5	20	3
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	-	22	5
Anthropology, General	-	7	15	4
Civil Engineering, General	-	13	10	3
Interior Design	-	12	14	-
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General	-	-	25	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	-	12	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	16	9
English Language and Literature, General	-	16	4	4
Environmental Health	-	-	23	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	9	14
Art Therapy & Therapist	-	-	22	-
Communication, General	-	19	3	-
Chemistry, General	-	13	2	6
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology & Technician	-	-	21	-
Legal Assistant & Paralegal	-	-	21	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	-	-	21	-
Biomedical Sciences, General	-	-	19	-
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	-	18	1	-
Geography	-	8	11	-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	-	-	18	-
Acting	-	-	17	-
American & United States Studies & Civilization	-	10	6	1
Computer Engineering, General	-	8	5	4
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	-	6	11
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	-	16	-	-
Sociology, General	-	10	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	-	15	-	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	10	5
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	11	4
Molecular Biology	-	-	14	-
Women's Studies	-	5	9	-
Design and Visual Communications, General	-	3	10	-
Evolutionary Biology	-	-	9	4
Geriatric Nurse & Nursing	-	-	11	2
Human Services, General	-	13	-	-
Infectious Disease and Global Health	-	-	13	-
Physical and Biological Anthropology	-	13	-	-
Physics, General	-	2	7	4
Tourism and Travel Services Management	-	-	13	-
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	-	-	11	-
Creative Writing	-	11	-	-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law	-	-	11	-
Environmental Science	-	11	-	-
Mathematics, General	-	9	1	1
Philosophy	-	11	-	-
Public Relations & Image Management	-	-	11	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor	-	-	11	-
Computer Teacher Education	-	-	10	-
Criminology	-	-	10	-
General Studies	10	-	-	-
International Economics	-	-	10	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	-	-	10	-
Medical Science & Scientist	-	-	-	10
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	-	9	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	-	8	1	-
Graphic Design	-	9	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	-	-	8	-
Health Communication	-	-	8	-
Hematology Technology & Technician	-	-	8	-
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	-	-	8	-
Photojournalism	-	3	5	-
Nutrition Sciences	-	7	-	-
Polymer Chemistry	-	-	7	-
Archeology	-	6	-	-
Biostatistics	-	-	6	-
Chinese Language and Literature	-	3	2	-
Education, General	-	-	-	5
Experimental Psychology	-	2	3	-
Forensic Science and Technology	-	-	5	-
Islamic Studies	-	-	5	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	-	5	-	-
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	-	-	-	5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	-	4	-	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	-	4	-	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	-	-	4
Microbiology and Immunology	-	-	-	4
Microbiology, General	-	-	4	-
Nursing Administration	-	-	4	-
Pre-Medicine & Pre-Medical Studies	-	-	4	-
Telecommunications Engineering	-	-	4	-
African Studies	-	3	-	-
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	-	-	3	-
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-	-	3	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	3	-
Music, General	-	3	-	-
Project Management	-	-	3	-
Social Psychology	-	-	-	3
Applied Mathematics, General	-	-	2	-
Behavioral Aspects of Health	-	-	-	2
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	-	2	-	-
Dance, General	-	2	-	-
Genome Sciences & Genomics	-	-	-	2
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other	-	2	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	-	2	-	-
Korean Language and Literature	-	2	-	-
Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery	-	-	2	-
Occupational Therapy & Therapist	-	-	-	2
Oncology and Cancer Biology	-	-	-	2
Real Estate	-	2	-	-
Religion & Religious Studies	-	2	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	-	2	-	-
Administration of Special Education	-	-	1	-
Business & Commerce, General	-	1	-	-
Engineering, General	-	1	-	-
German Language and Literature	-	1	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	-	1	-	-
Neuropharmacology	-	-	-	1
Russian Language and Literature	-	1	-	-
Grand Total	10	2,308	4,130	1,130

Publications & Citations

George Washington University is a world-class research university with 106,778 scientific papers published and 3,145,025 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Political Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Law, Psychology, and Environmental Science.

Publications

106,778

Citations

3,145,025

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine	59,287 / 1,993,482
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	54,279 / 1,472,553
Biology	53,103 / 1,919,035
Computer Science	39,872 / 1,205,610
Political Science	34,371 / 888,388
Chemistry	32,536 / 1,197,269
Engineering	32,431 / 1,000,178
Law	31,830 / 851,393
Psychology	31,828 / 1,069,732
Environmental Science	31,602 / 980,786
Physics	29,196 / 889,916
Pathology	27,541 / 1,047,193
Genetics	26,747 / 1,032,211
Sociology	25,655 / 785,051
Mathematics	22,230 / 763,092
Biochemistry	21,416 / 886,214
Philosophy	21,063 / 526,719
Business	19,806 / 596,704
Psychiatry	19,155 / 684,802
Economics	19,082 / 555,768
Geography and Cartography	18,420 / 530,544
Surgery	17,757 / 595,757
Quantum and Particle physics	17,650 / 486,579
Statistics	17,562 / 639,673
History	16,990 / 427,144
Geology	14,494 / 487,596
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	13,097 / 332,110
Immunology	12,112 / 437,179
Archaeology	12,076 / 372,283
Public Health	11,385 / 452,656
Ecology	11,351 / 406,657
Paleontology	10,304 / 375,336
Radiology	10,283 / 309,364
Development Studies	10,262 / 297,866
Materials Science	10,234 / 299,856
Linguistics	10,234 / 264,333
Organic chemistry	10,233 / 333,752
Nursing	9,971 / 346,339
Neuroscience	9,742 / 329,223
Art & Design	9,592 / 217,736

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

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