Also known as

  • GWU
  • GW

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
16,864
61.4% Female
38.6% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
419
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
141
Doctoral Research
53
Doctoral Professional
13
Distance
55
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.21%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.17%
Asian
11.95%
Black or African American
7.96%
Hispanic or Latino
0.15%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.37%
White
3.08%
Two or more races
6.11%
Unknown
16.00%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$80
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.gwu.edu/admissions-aid

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$35,100

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
141
Master's (Distance)
19
Doctor's Degree Research
53
Doctor's Degree Professional
13
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
9
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
89
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
13
Post Master's Certificate
17
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
4
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Acting Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advertising Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
American Government and Politics (United States Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree Yes No
Artificial Intelligence Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree Yes No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Master's Degree Yes No
Behavioral Aspects of Health Doctoral – Research Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Blood Bank Technology Specialist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Clinical Research Coordinator Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Communication, General Master's Degree Yes No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's Degree Yes No
Community Organization and Advocacy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Criminology Master's Degree Yes No
Critical Infrastructure Protection Master's Degree Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Documentary Production Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Education, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Science Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree Yes No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Finance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Forensic Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Genome Sciences/Genomics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geography Master's Degree Yes No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Yes
Health Communication Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Health Services Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Hematology Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes Yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Resources Development Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Industrial Engineering Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Information Resources Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Interior Design Master's Degree Yes No
International and Comparative Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Economics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Law and Legal Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Public Health/International Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Investments and Securities Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Islamic Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Jewish/Judaic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Information Systems, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marketing, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Master's Degree Yes No
Medical Scientist Doctoral – Research Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Microbiology and Immunology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Molecular Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Molecular Medicine Doctoral – Research Yes No
Museology/Museum Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Master's Degree Yes Yes
Nursing Administration Master's Degree Yes Yes
Nursing Practice Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes Yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Photojournalism Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Communication Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Polymer Chemistry Master's Degree Yes No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Project Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health Education and Promotion Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Relations/Image Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Publishing Master's Degree Yes Yes
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Real Estate Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Securities Services Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Psychology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Special Education and Teaching, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Telecommunications Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Tourism and Travel Services Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,340 1,272 68 0
With faculty status 1,340 1,272 68 0
Tenured 632 632 0 0
On tenure track 153 153 0 0
Not on tenure track 555 487 68 0
Multi-year contract 287 287 0 0
Annual contract 268 200 68 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$35,100
Financial aid office web address
https://financialaid.gwu.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$14,400
Typical Board
$5,600
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$35,100
Full time Fees$54
Part time, per credit hour$1,950

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Law $69,740 $0
Medicine $67,816 $240

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
16,864
61.4% Female
38.6% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.21%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.17%
Asian
11.95%
Black or African American
7.96%
Hispanic or Latino
0.15%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.37%
White
3.08%
Two or more races
6.11%
Unknown
16.00%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 16 19
Asian 693 1,190
Black Or African American 626 1,389
Hispanic Or Latino 464 879
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 9 17
Non-resident Alien 1,416 1,283
White 2,677 4,637
Two Or More Races 166 353
Unknown 448 582

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
4,471
37.7% Male
62.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
206
43.2% Male
56.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
888
44.6% Male
55.4% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
584
39.0% Male
61.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
57
14.0% Male
86.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
1918 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone
202-994-1000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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