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Located in Washington, District of Columbia, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

4,127 Master's Degrees
1,083 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is George Washington University?

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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

George Washington University Graduate Student Diversity

14,955 Graduate Students
62% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,955 graduate students at GWU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,657
Black or African American 1,816
Hispanic or Latino 1,244
White 6,764
International Students 1,991
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,483

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

4,979 Took All Classes Online
6,549 Took At Least One Class Online
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.

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This school is the 2nd 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
Communication & Journalism 5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 1%
Legal Professions 12%

George Washington University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Law 0 0 571 571
Public Health 17 435 5 457
International Relations & National Security 4 311 0 315
Business Administration & Management 32 241 7 280
Health & Medical Administrative Services 18 248 4 270
Nursing 25 201 19 245
Human Resource Management 45 115 10 170
Medicine 0 0 164 164
Political Science & Government 3 147 9 159
Legal Research 0 157 0 157
Educational Administration 76 40 28 144
Information Technology 5 136 0 141
Engineering-Related Fields 6 83 52 141
Systems Engineering 1 97 18 116
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 80 19 99
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 63 33 0 96
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 82 5 87
Public Relations & Advertising 7 78 0 85
Public Policy 1 74 6 81
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 19 61 0 80
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 30 48 78
Homeland Security 0 75 0 75
International Business 47 26 0 73
Electrical Engineering 0 69 4 73
Applied Mathematics 0 70 0 70
Computer Science 0 55 8 63
Public Administration 0 60 0 60
Information Science 0 59 0 59
Allied Health Professions 4 55 0 59
Computer Software & Applications 7 51 0 58
Communication Sciences 0 57 0 57
Economics 0 46 9 55
Accounting 1 53 0 54
Special Education 2 45 7 54
Legal Support Services 24 27 0 51
Health/Medical Prep Programs 42 7 0 49
Publishing 0 48 0 48
International Education 18 28 0 46
Other Education 0 45 0 45
Museum Studies 10 35 0 45
Statistics 0 32 9 41
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 36 2 38
Mental & Social Health Services 1 35 0 36
Health & Physical Education 2 34 0 36
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 33 2 35
General Biology 0 30 5 35
Hospitality Management 3 30 0 33
Student Counseling 1 18 5 24
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 24 0 24
Natural Resources Conservation 6 17 0 23
Finance & Financial Management 22 0 0 22
Biomedical Engineering 0 15 7 22
Fine & Studio Arts 0 22 0 22
Security Science and Technology 1 20 0 21
Geography & Cartography 12 9 0 21
Mechanical Engineering 1 14 4 19
History 0 16 3 19
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 17 0 18
Anthropology 0 16 2 18
Computer Information Systems 17 0 0 17
Chemistry 0 11 6 17
Drama & Theater Arts 0 16 0 16
Urban & Regional Planning 4 11 0 15
Management Information Systems 14 0 0 14
Civil Engineering 0 9 5 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 13 0 13
General English Literature 0 8 4 12
Child Development & Psychology 0 5 7 12
Physics 0 6 5 11
Design & Applied Arts 0 11 0 11
Computer Engineering 0 5 5 10
Area Studies 0 7 3 10
Religious Studies 0 10 0 10
Mathematics 0 2 6 8
Marketing 7 0 0 7
Data Processing 0 6 0 6
Criminology 0 6 0 6
Sociology 0 6 0 6
Communication & Media Studies 0 5 0 5
Journalism 0 5 0 5
Teaching English or French 5 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 2 3 0 5
Medical Science 0 0 4 4
Entrepreneurial Studies 3 0 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 3 0 3
General Education 0 0 3 3
Molecular Medicine 0 0 2 2
Other Computer & Information Sciences 2 0 0 2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 1 1
Real Estate 1 0 0 1
Environmental Engineering 1 0 0 1
East Asian Languages 0 1 0 1
Other Health Professions 1 0 0 1
Community Organization & Advocacy 1 0 0 1
Genetics 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 585 4,127 1,083 5,795

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.

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