George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia · Private · 11,182 undergraduates · gwu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
47%
of 27,034 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1450
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$98,970Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at George Washington University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
47% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$98,970
a year in 2027-28, from a $98,970 sticker price
What to do with your 1390
Send your score
About 53% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1260, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Test Optional | Office of Undergraduate Admissions | The George Washington University · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan5Early Decision II · January 5, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan5Regular Decision · January 5, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
47%
of applicants were admitted: 12,741 of 27,034 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding.
Wait list
6,084 students were offered a spot; 616 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 37% of them sent SAT scores and 14% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1450
Reading and Writing 690 to 750
Math 670 to 740
ACT composite 31 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160050%
- 1200 to 139943%
- 1000 to 11995.6%
- 800 to 9991.6%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$98,970
a year
- Tuition$74,880
- Fees$800
- Food and housing$18,890
- Books and supplies$1,510
- Transportation and other$2,890
George Washington University published $95,155 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$19,440
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,768
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,338
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,010
- Over $110,000$52,577
Financial aid
95%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$44,275
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $22,037 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/5
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 2/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,490Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | CSA 1099 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | CSA 1099 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | CAH 1031 and CAH 1032 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BISC 1111 & BISC 1112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MATH 1231 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MATH 1231 & 1232 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1111 & 1112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 2003 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | CHIN 2003 & 2004 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1001 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSCI 1111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI 1021 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | CSA 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | UW 1099 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1050 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | GEOL 1099 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 1004 & 2005 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 1099 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GER 2009 and GER 2010 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 1001 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 1004 & 2005 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 2003 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | JAPN 2003 & 2004 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN 2001 |
| Latin | 5 | 3 | LATN 2002 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1012 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1011 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | CMUS 1101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1011 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1012 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1022 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1021 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 1014 & 2005 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 2006 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 1051 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PSC 1002 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1310 & 1311 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 1011 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
83%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$96,691
a year, 10 years after starting here
- George Washington University$84,630
- All colleges$71,225
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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