The student population at George Washington University is 25,939 (11,482 undergraduate and 14,457 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 675 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at GWU is 44.27% which is increased by 1,125 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 450 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

4,979 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 70.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,762 where 25,939 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

44.27% of total students is undergraduate students and 55.73% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,125 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 450 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1425,26410,3574,6275,73014,9076,4888,419
2014-1525,613
349
10,740
383
4,724
97
6,016
286
14,873
-34
6,286
-202
8,587
168
2015-1626,212
599
11,157
417
4,859
135
6,298
282
15,055
182
6,264
-22
8,791
204
2016-1727,159
947
11,504
347
4,930
71
6,574
276
15,655
600
6,337
73
9,318
527
2017-1827,973
814
11,999
495
4,845
-85
7,154
580
15,974
319
6,495
158
9,479
161
2018-1928,172
199
12,546
547
4,876
31
7,670
516
15,626
-348
6,356
-139
9,270
-209
2019-2027,814
-358
12,484
-62
4,752
-124
7,732
62
15,330
-296
6,172
-184
9,158
-112
2020-2127,017
-797
11,763
-721
4,293
-459
7,470
-262
15,254
-76
5,926
-246
9,328
170
2021-2226,457
-560
11,502
-261
4,172
-121
7,330
-140
14,955
-299
5,699
-227
9,256
-72
2022-2325,939
-518
11,482
-20
4,176
4
7,306
-24
14,457
-498
5,598
-101
8,859
-397
Average26,76211,5534,6256,92815,2096,1629,047
George Washington University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,553 where 11,482 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,3579,6094,2155,394748412336
2014-1510,7409,8304,2745,556910450460
2015-1611,15710,1634,3365,827994523471
2016-1711,50410,4304,3666,0641,074564510
2017-1811,99910,8934,2946,5991,106551555
2018-1912,54611,3344,3257,0091,212551661
2019-2012,48411,1024,1986,9041,382554828
2020-2111,76310,1413,7066,4351,6225871,035
2021-2211,50210,2843,7526,5321,218420798
2022-2311,48210,3323,8116,5211,150365785
Average11,55311,5534,1286,28411,553498644
George Washington University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15,209 where 14,457 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,9077,5003,3834,1177,4073,1054,302
2014-1514,8737,4363,2384,1987,4373,0484,389
2015-1615,0557,5263,2264,3007,5293,0384,491
2016-1715,6557,8393,3574,4827,8162,9804,836
2017-1815,9747,7753,3544,4218,1993,1415,058
2018-1915,6267,7653,3974,3687,8612,9594,902
2019-2015,3307,7073,3224,3857,6232,8504,773
2020-2115,2547,3613,0564,3057,8932,8705,023
2021-2214,9557,3752,9934,3827,5802,7064,874
2022-2314,4577,3263,0714,2557,1312,5274,604
Average15,20915,2093,2404,32115,2092,9224,725
George Washington University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.83% and the percentage of black students is 10.05% at George Washington University. 12.32% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George Washington University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14832,1192,2271,4714113,680505
2014-15612,2542,2271,6033813,430561
2015-16552,4892,3151,7734413,307664
2016-17622,6002,6221,9784213,304753
2017-18672,7182,7842,2054413,322815
2018-19632,9002,7462,3924413,294818
2019-20492,8942,7742,4114512,968863
2020-21532,9552,7862,9913912,508914
2021-22483,0402,8202,6873712,465957
2022-23393,1952,6082,6403211,8881,017
Average582,7162,5912,2154113,017787
George Washington University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,979 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 70.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at George Washington University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1525,6132,91482521,874
2015-1626,2123,7381,04621,428
2016-1727,1594,4221,31021,427
2017-1827,9735,0141,47121,488
2018-1928,1725,3741,41721,381
2019-2027,8144,9891,26521,560
2020-2127,0175,3111,55720,149
2021-2226,4575,3401,56119,556
2022-2325,9394,9791,57019,390
Average26,9284,6761,33620,917

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