Applying to George Washington University

The acceptance rate at George Washington University was 43.04% - 26,405 students were applied and 11,366 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 1,978 out of 11,366 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,360 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 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 43.04% and the yield is 17.40%. 9,641 men and 16,764 women applied to GWU and 4,105 men and 7,261 women students were accepted. Among them, 691 men and 1,287 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2020). 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	26,405	9,641	16,764
Admitted	11,366	4,105	7,261
Enrolled	1,978	691	1,287
Acceptance Rate	43.04%	42.58%	43.31%
Yield	17.40%	16.83%	17.72%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2020-2021, 992 students (50% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 542 students (27%) 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 640. The SAT Math score is 730 (75^th) and 630 (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	640	720
SAT Math	630	730
ACT Composite	30	33
ACT Math	26	31
ACT English	30	35

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at George Washington University are very low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,466, 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