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 32% of students took out student loans averaging $9,310 a year. That adds up to $37,240 over four years for those students.

George Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,502 undergraduate students at GWU, with 10,284 being full-time and 1,218 being part-time.

There are also 14,955 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,284 full-time undergraduates at GWU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,261
Black or African American	807
Hispanic or Latino	1,276
White	5,178
International Students	1,036
Other Races/Ethnicities	726

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.

Online Learning at George Washington University

There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 72 master’s degree programs available online at GWU. In 2022-2023, 6,549 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	13%
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	26%
Hematology Technology	38%
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	8%
Nursing Administration	20%
Nursing Practice	6%
Occupational Therapy	20%
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	69%
Registered Nursing	12%

George Washington University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Public Health	0	116	5	345	0	466
Registered Nursing	0	311	0	0	0	311
Medicine	0	0	0	0	164	164
Health Care Management	0	15	1	137	0	153
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	2	131	0	133
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	23	63	17	0	103
Speech Pathology & Audiology	0	17	0	57	0	74
Clinical Research Coordinator	0	3	4	63	0	70
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	13	48	4	65
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	55	0	55
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	42	7	0	49
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	43	43
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	35	0	35
Nursing Practice	0	0	2	13	19	34
International Public Health/International Health	0	0	0	31	0	31
Environmental Health	0	0	0	27	3	30
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	14	15	0	29
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0	27	0	0	0	27
General Public Health	0	0	3	23	0	26
Art Therapy	0	0	0	19	0	19
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	17	0	17
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	0	0	7	10	0	17
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	0	0	11	0	11
Nursing Administration	0	0	0	10	0	10
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	0	1	9	0	10
Laboratory Technician	9	0	0	0	0	9
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	0	0	0	8	0	8
Hematology Technology	0	0	0	8	0	8
Health Services Administration	0	0	8	0	0	8
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	0	0	0	5	0	5
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	0	5	5
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	4	0	0	4
Medical Scientist	0	0	0	0	4	4
Behavioral Aspects of Health	0	0	0	0	2	2
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	0	0	1	0	0	1
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	512	171	1,101	244	2,037

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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