Enrollment Trends at GWU

The student population at George Washington University is 26,457 (11,502 undergraduate and 14,955 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,193 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at GWU is 43.47% which is increased by 1,145 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 48 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,340 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 117.60% since 2013.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 10 years is 26,853 where 26,457 students are attending the school for the academic year 2021-2022.

43.47% of total students is undergraduate students and 56.53% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,145 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 48 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George Washington University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25,264	10,357	4,627	5,730	14,907	6,488	8,419
2014-15	25,613 349	10,740 383	4,724 97	6,016 286	14,873 -34	6,286 -202	8,587 168
2015-16	26,212 599	11,157 417	4,859 135	6,298 282	15,055 182	6,264 -22	8,791 204
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
Average	26,853	11,561	4,675	6,886	15,292	6,225	9,067

Student Population Changes of George Washington University

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 10 years is 11,561 where 11,502 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2021-2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,357	9,609	4,215	5,394	748	412	336
2014-15	10,740	9,830	4,274	5,556	910	450	460
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
Average	11,561	11,561	4,163	6,258	11,561	512	628

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of George Washington University

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 10 years is 15,292 where 14,955 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2021-2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at George Washington University since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14,907	7,500	3,383	4,117	7,407	3,105	4,302
2014-15	14,873	7,436	3,238	4,198	7,437	3,048	4,389
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
Average	15,292	15,292	3,258	4,329	15,292	2,966	4,739

Graduate Enrollment Changes of George Washington University

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.11% and the percentage of black students is 10.66% at George Washington University. 11.49% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George Washington University over the past 10 years (2013-2022).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	83	2,119	2,227	1,471	41	13,680	505
2014-15	61	2,254	2,227	1,603	38	13,430	561
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
Average	60	2,663	2,589	2,168	42	13,142	761

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of George Washington University

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,340 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2021-2022, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 117.60% since 2013. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at George Washington University from 2013 to 2022.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2013-14	25,264	2,454	85	22,725
2014-15	25,613	2,914	825	21,874
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
Average	26,853	4,395	1,171	21,288