Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 11,182 undergrads, where 16% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.71
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
2,459 first-time students
89% came from other states and 7.0% from abroad; 1.5% are from District of Columbia. More from other states than at 98% of colleges.
- In-state (District of Columbia)1.5%
- Other states89%
- Abroad7.0%
- Not reported2.8%
Top home states
- Virginia11% 280
- New York10% 249
- New Jersey9.6% 237
- Maryland7.6% 186
- California7.0% 173
From 46 states (counting DC) and 28 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
569
new transfer students, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 36% of colleges.
484 full-time, 85 part-time.
Going on to another college
9.7%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 330 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
4.4% of undergrads study part-time.
64% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 7,274 students.
Housing
Beds
7,274
About 65 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Atlantic 10 Conference comparesROTC
Navy
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
George Washington University Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Pi Chapter
Sigma Mu
D.C. Alpha
Alpha Tau
Zeta
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha-Eta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2008
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)