Applying to George Washington University

The acceptance rate at George Washington University was 40.84% - 26,978 students were applied and 11,019 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into GWU. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 24% where 2,619 out of 11,019 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,375 and the ACT score is 32 at GWU.

Below tables and charts analyze GWU admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $80 for graduate school at George Washington University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	https://www.gwu.edu/admissions-aid
Online Application	https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/apply-gw
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2 Year Certificate, Associate, 2-4 Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 40.84% and the yield is 23.77%. 10,045 men and 16,933 women applied to GWU and 4,148 men and 6,871 women students were accepted. Among them, 990 men and 1,629 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	26,978	10,045	16,933
Admitted	11,019	4,148	6,871
Enrolled	2,619	990	1,629
Acceptance Rate	40.84%	41.29%	40.58%
Yield	23.77%	23.87%	23.71%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 1,350 students (52% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 801 students (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 720 and the 25^th percentile is 630. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 650 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 33 (75^th percentile) and 30 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	630	720
SAT Math	650	750
ACT Composite	30	33
ACT Math	27	31
ACT English	31	35

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at George Washington University are very low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,462, ACT: 97 - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply George Washington University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

GWU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended