Getting Around
GW’s location in northwest Washington makes it very easy for students to get around the city. Many of the things that undergraduates want and need are within walking distance of our two campuses.
Students can easily explore the city and be involved in internships and work-study because of our proximity to Washington’s businesses, government agencies, private companies, research groups and think tanks.
GW has its own Metro stop, which links students to shopping malls, airports, and the train station. Easy alternatives include the city’s extensive Metrobus, taxi, Zipcar and Smartbike systems. Day trips to Philadelphia, New York and Boston are simple and affordable using one of the many daily bus systems with pick-up locations across the city.
Rail and Metrorail
Local Airports
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI)
Getting Around Town
Regular Buses to Northeastern Cities
Explore our City: Verizon Center
Attend a game at the Verizon Center-- home to the NBA Wizards, WNBA Mystics and NHL Capitals.
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.