George Washington University Healthcare Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is George Washington University?

Contact details for GWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1918 F Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20052
Phone:	202-994-1000
Website:	www.gwu.edu

How Do I Get Into GWU?

You can apply to GWU online at: https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/apply-gw

Admission Requirements for GWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GWU?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to GWU. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 47%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to GWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 660 and 750.

GWU received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford George Washington University?

The overall average net price of GWU is $53,925. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At GWU, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $10,893 a year. That adds up to $43,572 over four years for those students.

George Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,763 undergraduate students at GWU, with 10,141 being full-time and 1,622 being part-time.

There are also 15,254 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,141 full-time undergraduates at GWU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Washington University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,214
Black or African American	811
Hispanic or Latino	1,174
White	5,053
International Students	1,111
Other Races/Ethnicities	778

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at George Washington University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 133 countries are represented at GWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

George Washington University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Public Health	129	10	442	0	581
Registered Nursing	272	0	0	1	273
Medicine	0	0	0	186	186
Health Care Management	14	3	133	0	150
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	7	71	26	13	117
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	5	96	0	101
Clinical Research Coordinator	9	3	64	0	76
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	3	61	12	76
Speech Pathology & Audiology	10	0	56	0	66
Physician Assistant	0	0	62	0	62
International Public Health/International Health	0	0	45	2	47
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	46	46
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	41	4	0	45
General Public Health	0	1	26	0	27
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	6	20	0	26
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	13	11	0	24
Art Therapy	0	0	24	0	24
Nursing Practice	0	0	19	4	23
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	0	4	18	0	22
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	19	0	19
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	18	0	0	0	18
Environmental Health	0	0	17	1	18
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	0	1	12	0	13
Health Services Administration	0	13	0	0	13
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	0	13	0	13
Medical Scientist	0	0	0	10	10
Hematology Technology	0	0	6	0	6
Nursing Administration	0	0	5	0	5
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	0	0	3	0	3
Behavioral Aspects of Health	0	0	0	3	3
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	0	2	0	0	2
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	2	2
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	1	0	0	1
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	0	0	1	0	1
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	0	1	0	0	1
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	0
Laboratory Technician	0	0	0	0	0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	459	179	1,183	280	2,101

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

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