Enrollment Trends at GWU

The student population at George Washington University is 25,374 (11,677 undergraduate and 13,697 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 838 (3.20%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at GWU is 46.02% which is increased by 520 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,358 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 61 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
3,989 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 6.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 26,769 where 25,374 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 28,172 students in 2019 and was lowest at 25,374 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 26,212 to 25,374 students, a net loss of 838 (3.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George Washington University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	26,212	11,157	4,859	6,298	15,055	6,264	8,791
2016-17	27,159 947	11,504 347	4,930 71	6,574 276	15,655 600	6,337 73	9,318 527
2017-18	27,973 814	11,999 495	4,845 -85	7,154 580	15,974 319	6,495 158	9,479 161
2018-19	28,172 199	12,546 547	4,876 31	7,670 516	15,626 -348	6,356 -139	9,270 -209
2019-20	27,814 -358	12,484 -62	4,752 -124	7,732 62	15,330 -296	6,172 -184	9,158 -112
2020-21	27,017 -797	11,763 -721	4,293 -459	7,470 -262	15,254 -76	5,926 -246	9,328 170
2021-22	26,457 -560	11,502 -261	4,172 -121	7,330 -140	14,955 -299	5,699 -227	9,256 -72
2022-23	25,939 -518	11,482 -20	4,176 4	7,306 -24	14,457 -498	5,598 -101	8,859 -397
2023-24	25,568 -371	11,387 -95	4,140 -36	7,247 -59	14,181 -276	5,605 7	8,576 -283
2024-25	25,374 -194	11,677 290	4,203 63	7,474 227	13,697 -484	5,452 -153	8,245 -331
Average	26,769	11,750	4,525	7,226	15,018	5,990	9,028

George Washington University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,750 where 11,677 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,157	10,163	4,336	5,827	994	523	471
2016-17	11,504	10,430	4,366	6,064	1,074	564	510
2017-18	11,999	10,893	4,294	6,599	1,106	551	555
2018-19	12,546	11,334	4,325	7,009	1,212	551	661
2019-20	12,484	11,102	4,198	6,904	1,382	554	828
2020-21	11,763	10,141	3,706	6,435	1,622	587	1,035
2021-22	11,502	10,284	3,752	6,532	1,218	420	798
2022-23	11,482	10,332	3,811	6,521	1,150	365	785
2023-24	11,387	10,386	3,798	6,588	1,001	342	659
2024-25	11,677	10,808	3,884	6,924	869	319	550
Average	11,750	11,750	4,047	6,540	11,750	478	685

George Washington University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15,018 where 13,697 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,055	7,526	3,226	4,300	7,529	3,038	4,491
2016-17	15,655	7,839	3,357	4,482	7,816	2,980	4,836
2017-18	15,974	7,775	3,354	4,421	8,199	3,141	5,058
2018-19	15,626	7,765	3,397	4,368	7,861	2,959	4,902
2019-20	15,330	7,707	3,322	4,385	7,623	2,850	4,773
2020-21	15,254	7,361	3,056	4,305	7,893	2,870	5,023
2021-22	14,955	7,375	2,993	4,382	7,580	2,706	4,874
2022-23	14,457	7,326	3,071	4,255	7,131	2,527	4,604
2023-24	14,181	7,663	3,242	4,421	6,518	2,363	4,155
2024-25	13,697	7,886	3,304	4,582	5,811	2,148	3,663
Average	15,018	15,018	3,232	4,390	15,018	2,758	4,638

George Washington University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.36% and the percentage of black students is 10.64% at George Washington University. 12.96% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.77% to 42.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.50% to 12.96%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.83% to 10.64%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.76% to 10.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7799 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7202 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George Washington University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	55	2,489	2,315	1,773	44	13,307	664
2016-17	62	2,600	2,622	1,978	42	13,304	753
2017-18	67	2,718	2,784	2,205	44	13,322	815
2018-19	63	2,900	2,746	2,392	44	13,294	818
2019-20	49	2,894	2,774	2,411	45	12,968	863
2020-21	53	2,955	2,786	2,991	39	12,508	914
2021-22	48	3,040	2,820	2,687	37	12,465	957
2022-23	39	3,195	2,608	2,640	32	11,888	1,017
2023-24	30	3,255	2,624	2,588	27	11,338	1,028
2024-25	31	3,288	2,699	2,647	21	10,748	1,030
Average	50	2,933	2,678	2,431	38	12,514	886

George Washington University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,989 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 6.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at George Washington University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	26,212	3,738	1,046	21,428
2016-17	27,159	4,422	1,310	21,427
2017-18	27,973	5,014	1,471	21,488
2018-19	28,172	5,374	1,417	21,381
2019-20	27,814	4,989	1,265	21,560
2020-21	27,017	5,311	1,557	20,149
2021-22	26,457	5,340	1,561	19,556
2022-23	25,939	4,979	1,570	19,390
2023-24	25,568	4,508	1,747	19,313
2024-25	25,374	3,989	1,955	19,430
Average	26,769	4,766	1,490	20,512

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Enrollment Trends at GWU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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