George Washington University (GWU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, DC.
It offers 253 graduate programs - 128 Master's, 60 Doctorate, 56 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $36,414.
A total of 13,697 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 25,374 students at GWU. GWU offers online graduate programs and 3,573 out of 13,697 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
GWU have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at The Law School and Medical School. In addition, you can find GWU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $36,414. It offers 253 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | George Washington University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC |
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| Graduate School Students | 14,181 students
3,573 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $36,414 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 253 Graduate Programs
128 Master's, 60 Doctorate, 65 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at George Washington University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at George Washington University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $36,414 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,020.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $36,360 |
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| Fees | $54 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,020 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,450 |
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| Room & Board | $16,920 (On-Campus) / $16,920 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,700 (On-Campus) / $1,700 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $56,484 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $56,484 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $31,824 | $32,904 | $33,984 | $35,154 | $36,414 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
George Washington University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 253 major areas - 128 Master's (28 online programs), 60 Doctorate (6 online programs), 56 Post-Bachelor's (15 online programs), 9 Post-Master's (6 online programs). 4,070 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,212 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 4,070 | 1,212 | 442 | 112 |
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| Men | 1,581 | 516 | 129 | 13 |
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| Women | 2,489 | 696 | 313 | 99 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 14 |
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Graduate Student Population
GWU graduate schools have a total of 14,181 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,605 male and 8,576 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 7,663 full-time and 6,518 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,573 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,527 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 5,849 White, 1,702 Black, and 1,581 Asian students are attending at George Washington University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
84 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,979 students are older than 65. It has 8,456 students aged between 22 and 30 and 3,174 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 14,181 |
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| Men | 5,605 |
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| Women | 8,576 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 14,181 |
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| Full-time Students | 7,663 |
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| Part-time Students | 6,518 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 14,181 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 24 |
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| Asian | 1,581 |
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| Black | 1,702 |
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| Hispanic | 1,110 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 18 |
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| White | 5,849 |
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| Two or more races | 418 |
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| Un-Known | 748 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 14,181 |
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| 21 & Under | 84 |
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| 22-24 | 3,583 |
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| 25-29 | 4,873 |
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| 30-34 | 2,004 |
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| 35-39 | 1,170 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,979 |
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Online Population
At George Washington University graduate schools, 3,573 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,527 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 13,697 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,573 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,527 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,597 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,573 |
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| District of Columbia Resident | 177 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 3,234 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 30 |
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