How many students at GWU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 25,939 students have enrolled in George Washington University with 11,482 undergraduate and 14,457 graduate students.
By gender, 9,774 male and 16,165 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
4,979 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,570 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
George Washington University has a total of 25,939 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 11,482 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 14,457 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,774 male and 16,165 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 25,939 | 11,482 | 14,457 |
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| Men | 9,774 | 4,176 | 5,598 |
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| Women | 16,165 | 7,306 | 8,859 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 11,888 White, 2,608 Black, and 3,195 Asian students out of a total of 25,939 are attending at George Washington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 39 | 19 | 20 |
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| Asian | 3,195 | 1,162 | 2,033 |
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| Black | 2,608 | 779 | 1,829 |
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| Hispanic | 2,640 | 916 | 1,724 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 32 | 10 | 22 |
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| White | 11,888 | 4,398 | 7,490 |
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| Two or more races | 1,017 | 327 | 690 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,178 | 471 | 707 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| Asian | 1,531 | 547 | 984 |
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| Black | 937 | 262 | 675 |
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| Hispanic | 1,488 | 521 | 967 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| White | 5,574 | 2,055 | 3,519 |
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| Two or more races | 579 | 193 | 386 |
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| Race Unknown | 321 | 102 | 219 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 31 | 15 | 16 |
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| Asian | 1,664 | 615 | 1,049 |
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| Black | 1,671 | 517 | 1,154 |
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| Hispanic | 1,152 | 395 | 757 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 7 | 13 |
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| White | 6,314 | 2,343 | 3,971 |
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| Two or more races | 438 | 134 | 304 |
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| Race Unknown | 857 | 369 | 488 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, GWU has 212 students under 18 years old and 42 students over 65 years old. There are 14,026 students under 25 years old, and 11,806 students over 25 years old out of 25,939 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 212 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. GWU has 10,383 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 993 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,643 graduate students aged under 25 and 10,813 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 212 | 173 | 39 |
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| 18-19 | 3,870 | 2,486 | 1,384 |
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| 20-21 | 4,308 | 2,801 | 1,507 |
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| 22-24 | 5,636 | 3,556 | 2,080 |
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| 25-29 | 5,689 | 3,555 | 2,134 |
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| 30-34 | 2,485 | 1,392 | 1,093 |
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| 35-39 | 1,379 | 787 | 592 |
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| 40-49 | 1,552 | 903 | 649 |
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| 50-64 | 659 | 408 | 251 |
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| Over 65 | 42 | 20 | 22 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 212 | 173 | 39 |
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| 18-19 | 3,869 | 2,486 | 1,383 |
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| 20-21 | 4,225 | 2,742 | 1,483 |
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| 22-24 | 2,077 | 1,224 | 853 |
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| 25-29 | 393 | 262 | 131 |
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| 30-34 | 231 | 109 | 122 |
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| 35-39 | 160 | 82 | 78 |
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| 40-49 | 140 | 98 | 42 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 45 | 21 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 83 | 59 | 24 |
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| 22-24 | 3,559 | 2,332 | 1,227 |
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| 25-29 | 5,296 | 3,293 | 2,003 |
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| 30-34 | 2,254 | 1,283 | 971 |
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| 35-39 | 1,219 | 705 | 514 |
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| 40-49 | 1,412 | 805 | 607 |
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| 50-64 | 593 | 363 | 230 |
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| Over 65 | 39 | 18 | 21 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At George Washington University, 4,979 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,570 students are enrolled in some online courses.
275 students lived in District of Columbia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,704 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 25,939 | 4,979 | 1,570 |
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| Undergraduate | 11,482 | 579 | 185 |
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| Graduate | 14,457 | 4,400 | 1,385 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| District of Columbia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 275 | 4,682 | 22 |
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| Undergraduate | 18 | 558 | 3 |
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| Graduate | 257 | 4,124 | 19 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 11,482 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 357 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.11%.252 students have transferred in as full-time status and 105 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 10,080 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 252 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,045 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 105 |
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