George Washington University Student Population

How many students at GWU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, George Washington University has a total enrollment of 25,374 students, including 11,677 undergraduate and 13,697 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,655 male students (38.1%) and 15,719 female students (61.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 10,748 White students (42.4%) and 3,288 Asian students (13%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,677 undergraduate students (46%) and 13,697 graduate students (54%).
• Class Delivery: 3,989 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,955 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - GWU's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,655 male (38.05%) and 15,719 female (61.95%) students are attending George Washington University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 61.42.

By class level, 11,677 (46.02%) are undergraduate students and 13,697 (53.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 35.99% are male and 64.01% are female, while among graduate students, 39.80% are male and 60.20% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,748 White, 2,699 Black, and 3,288 Asian students out of a total of 25,374 are attending at George Washington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

George Washington University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, GWU has 190 students under 18 years old and 42 students over 65 years old. There are 14,517 students under 25 years old, and 10,822 students over 25 years old out of 25,374 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 189 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. GWU has 10,850 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 796 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at GWU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 37 students are older than 65. It has 3,667 graduate students aged under 25 and 10,026 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At George Washington University, 3,989 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,955 students are enrolled in some online courses.

191 students who live in District of Columbia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,798 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,677 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 569 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.87%.484 students have transferred in as full-time status and 85 students transferred in as part-time status.