GW Colleges and Schools
Our academic prowess is expressed in myriad ways: in the classroom, in the laboratory, in the study group, in the studio, online, in the library, on residence hall academic program floors, in academic and honor society clubs, and in academic or departmental social gatherings. GW is a private, "top 100" research institution of higher learning in Washington, DC offering an extensive range of academic programs and courses.
GW’s 87 undergraduate majors are found within our six academic schools and colleges. While each student enrolls in one school they have the flexibility to take classes, double major, and minor across the University’s academic divisions. Students in good standing may also have the opportunity to transfer between the schools and colleges should their academic goals change. The University Bulletin provides further details about the options students may pursue.
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.