George Washington University Common Data Set 2025-26

DCTest policy: SAT or ACT required for some applicants, not all; scores also used for academic advising (C8F clarification blank)Compare with other schools AP credit policy

Acceptance rate

47.1%

12,741 of 27,034

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

1310–1450

ACT middle 50%

31–34

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Admissions

AppliedC1	27,034
AdmittedC1	12,741
EnrolledC1	2,405
YieldC1	18.9%
Early decisionC21	Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	6,084
Accepted a placeC2	2,858
Admitted from waitlistC2	616
Odds if you stay on the listC2	21.6%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	36.5%
Submitted ACTC9	13.9%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	690–750
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	670–740
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$72,000
Required feesG1	$770
Food and housingG1	$18,160
Need fully met (first-years)H2	92.3%
Average % of need metH2	94.7%
Average need-based packageH2	$63,732.05
Average need-based grantH2	$44,274.92

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	11,495
First-year retentionB22	90.7%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	82.5%

Notes on this filing

C2: waitlist counts are printed without full labels; mapped by position to offered (6084), accepted a place (2858), admitted from waitlist (616).
C1: applied total 27034 is the printed total (9746 men + 17288 women).
C5/C3 etc. not used; test policy derived from C8A (SAT or ACT, 'Required for some') and C8D (test scores used for advising); C8F clarification is blank.
C8A: 'Required for some' is the only box checked for SAT or ACT; no separate SAT-only or ACT-only policy given.
C9: SAT and ACT percentiles reported; ACT Writing row blank and not extracted.
C11/C12: GPA distribution, average GPA, and percent submitting GPA are blank; the 0.00 totals indicate no data entered.
early_decision: plan offered (C21 Yes), but Fall 2024 applications received and admitted counts are blank.
early_action: C22 answered No, so no early action plan.
B4-B11 (Fall 2019 bachelor's cohort): 6-year rate 82.53 printed (H line). The 4-year rate is not printed; line D (1894 of 2604 final cohort) was not converted to a rate.
B22: retention printed as 91 on the form; the underlying value is 90.7 (2210 of 2435), which is used here.
H2: pct_need_fully_met computed as line H (1141) / line D (1236, students awarded any financial aid, first-time first-year) = 92.3. Line D was used because the denominator line is 'any financial aid'.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid not printed as a percent and was not computed; counts available are line D 1236 and line C 1237.
H2 line I (avg % of need met, 94.70) and line K (avg need-based grant, 44274.92) are first-time first-year column values.
G1: first-year column used; private institution with single tuition, so in-state and out-of-state left null.
G1 room_and_board is the first-year food and housing figure (18160).

Source: George Washington University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.