Learning at GW
The George Washington University, with a full-time undergraduate population of 9,500 students, provides a rare combination of academic resources in an engaging private university experience. GW offers an extensive range of majors, a diverse array of classroom experiences, the opportunity for real-world service and involvement, access to the best academic resources and technology, and an accomplished, experienced and well-connected faculty.
Each academic program provides students with a theoretical foundation, combined with practical research and experiential cross-discipline learning opportunities. Innovation, development, progress and engagement are hallmarks of a GW education.
A cornerstone of every GW student’s academic experience is our faculty. Our professors, world-renowned scholars engaged in world events, expertly link theory with practice. Some of the same experts you see, hear and read about in the national and international news teach classes at GW. Our professors are connected to the issues current in their specialty areas and at the same time they are deeply committed to teaching and research. These educators challenge and inspire students to become thoughtful individuals, accomplished leaders and involved citizens.
Because of the depth, breadth and strength of our academic and research programs, students are able to create individual, distinctive courses of study that fit their academic and professional goals. Consequently, our graduates are exceptionally well-prepared to enter their professional fields. They hit the ground running.
GW Academics
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.