George Washington University Business Programs

George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Washington, District of Columbia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

George Washington University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, GWU is ranked #97 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #2 out of 6 schools in District of Columbia.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

GWU has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at GWU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards GWU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Management Information Systems Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#4	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#33	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#131	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is George Washington University?

Contact details for GWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1918 F Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20052
Phone:	202-994-1000
Website:	www.gwu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/georgewashingtonuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/GWtweets

How Do I Get Into GWU?

You can apply to GWU online at: https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/apply-gw

Admission Requirements for GWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into GWU?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to GWU. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 43%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 43%, and the acceptance rate for women is 43%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to GWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 630 and 730.

GWU received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 30 and 33.

Can I Afford George Washington University?

The overall average net price of GWU is $53,925. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GWU, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $8,914 a year. That adds up to $35,656 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GWU is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

George Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,763 undergraduate students at GWU, with 10,141 being full-time and 1,622 being part-time.

There are also 15,254 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,141 full-time undergraduates at GWU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Washington University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,214
Black or African American	811
Hispanic or Latino	1,174
White	5,053
International Students	1,111
Other Races/Ethnicities	778

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at George Washington University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 133 countries are represented at GWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at George Washington University

In 2019-2020, 6,868 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of GWU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at George Washington University was $58,640 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how GWU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Tourism and Travel Services Management	#4	#4
Public Relations	#7	#7
Project Management	#25	#25
Public Relations & Advertising	#33	#33
Hospitality Management	#34	#34

Online Growth Rankings of GWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at George Washington University was 5.0%. This is the #1,378 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

George Washington University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	12	262	5	279
Finance	166	18	0	0	184
Management Science	49	8	77	0	134
International Business/Trade/Commerce	111	17	4	0	132
Accounting	57	7	64	0	128
General Economics	120	0	0	0	120
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	18	85	16	119
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	54	0	55	10	119
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	82	9	0	0	91
Political Communication	40	0	23	0	63
Organizational Behavior Studies	45	0	15	0	60
Project Management	0	15	37	0	52
Public Relations	0	3	39	0	42
Tourism and Travel Services Management	0	1	39	0	40
Human Resources Development	0	37	0	1	38
Real Estate	27	1	0	0	28
Meeting and Event Planning	25	0	0	0	25
Entrepreneurship	17	4	0	0	21
General Business/Commerce	20	0	0	0	20
Information Resources Management	0	16	0	0	16
International Economics	0	0	14	0	14
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	12	0	0	12
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	0	0	10	0	10
Public Finance	0	10	0	0	10
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	9	0	9
Organizational Leadership	0	8	0	0	8
Investments and Securities	0	7	0	0	7
Other Marketing	0	5	0	0	5
Health Communication	0	0	5	0	5
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	3	0	0	3
Real Estate Development	0	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
International & Intercultural Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Development Economics & International Development	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	813	211	738	32	1,794

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

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