George Washington University

  • Details

    • Name: George Washington University
    • Location: Washington, DC 20052
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 43.54%
    • Average SAT Scores 1433
    • Four Year Completion Rate 79.46% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 85.18% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 84.32% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    79.5%
    6 Year
    85.2%
    8 Year
    84.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $80,727 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $64,990 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $64,990 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $20,449 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $12,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $21,396 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $18,171 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $21,863 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $33,540 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $53,974 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $71,607 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $66,229 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $78,974 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $78,002 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $90,873 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,320
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,521
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,168
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,132
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,727
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,768
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $75,984
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,299
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,737
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,630
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,777
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,609
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $52,299 $28,669
Genetics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $60,989 No data $40,192
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,306
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,187
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,802
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree $68,861 $55,768 $45,627
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,414
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,575
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,265
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $58,144 No data $36,176
Economics Bachelor's Degree $76,770 $47,433 $57,078
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $54,154 $47,632 $44,076
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,900
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,208
Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,683
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $45,606 $35,478 $68,769
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $75,195 No data $67,909
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,116
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree $49,611 $41,865 No data
Human Services, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Archeology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Real Estate Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,148
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,591
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,168
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data