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George Washington University
Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit) · 11,182 students · mostly bachelor degrees
8th-cheapest of 12 District of Columbia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$36,586
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$83,856
Graduation rate
84%
Admission rate
47%
Median graduate earnings
$90,873
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,449
Average SAT
1433
Median ACT
32
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
308 programsPackaging Science · Doctoral Degree1 grads/yr$180,549Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Doctoral Degree15 grads/yr$177,867Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate47 grads/yr$168,934Systems Engineering · Master's Degree110 grads/yr$154,767Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$150,716Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree43 grads/yr$149,469Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree270 grads/yr$146,816Clinical Nurse Leader · Graduate/Professional Certificate23 grads/yr$146,501Law · First Professional Degree550 grads/yr$140,848Packaging Science · Master's Degree113 grads/yr$139,567Finance, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate23 grads/yr$139,079Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree62 grads/yr$136,801Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$134,847Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree64 grads/yr$134,232Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree134 grads/yr$130,159Management Science · Graduate/Professional Certificate19 grads/yr$129,072Environmental Health · Graduate/Professional Certificate30 grads/yr$126,738Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree95 grads/yr$126,638Accounting · Master's Degree40 grads/yr$126,566Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Master's Degree62 grads/yr$125,847Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree1 grads/yr$125,247Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate58 grads/yr$124,760Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree14 grads/yr$122,539Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree258 grads/yr$121,804Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree164 grads/yr$121,460
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.