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
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total25,93911,48214,457
Men9,7744,1765,598
Women16,1657,3068,859
George Washington University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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 the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
George Washington University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American391920
Asian3,1951,1622,033
Black2,6087791,829
Hispanic2,6409161,724
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders321022
White11,8884,3987,490
Two or more races1,017327690
Race Unknown1,178471707
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American844
Asian1,531547984
Black937262675
Hispanic1,488521967
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1239
White5,5742,0553,519
Two or more races579193386
Race Unknown321102219
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian511338
Black572334
Hispanic522032
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White16453111
Two or more races1367
Race Unknown1055

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.
George Washington University 2023 Student Population by Age chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartGeorge Washington University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1821217339
18-193,8702,4861,384
20-214,3082,8011,507
22-245,6363,5562,080
25-295,6893,5552,134
30-342,4851,3921,093
35-391,379787592
40-491,552903649
50-64659408251
Over 65422022
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1821217339
18-193,8692,4861,383
20-214,2252,7421,483
22-242,0771,224853
25-29393262131
30-34231109122
35-391608278
40-491409842
50-64664521
Over 65321
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

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.
George Washington University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students25,9394,9791,570
Undergraduate11,482579185
Graduate14,4574,4001,385
Online Student Population by Locality
District of Columbia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2754,68222
Undergraduate185583
Graduate2574,12419

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
Regular Full-time10,080
Transfer-in Full-time252
Regular Part-time1,045
Transfer-in Part-time105
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