Learning in D.C.
GW affords its students exceptional and unmatched undergraduate learning opportunities. Our location in the heart of the nation’s capital enhances academic experiences by allowing students to draw from the amazing diversity that personifies Washington, D.C. Nowhere else in the world will you find our city’s unique blend of educational resources, governmental bodies, and non-governmental organizations and institutions that can provide real world experiential learning.
Whether it’s community service and volunteerism, leadership and civic engagement programs, or internship and mentorship opportunities, students will find what they are looking for in D.C. And GW’s two campuses--Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon--lend a depth and breadth to those kinds of endeavors that are unparalleled in any other college town.
Faculty in the City
What’s more, GW’s faculty members hold important positions across the regions’ many public and private sector fields, exposing students to fresh thinking and current, real world issues in the classroom. Students are able to attend lectures and presentations on campus led by national and international officials, intellectuals, artists and other knowledge-leaders. They can access unparalleled library resources and classes through the Washington Consortium of Universities.
City Resources
Added to these are opportunities for academic research and exploration, GW students can enjoy and learn through unique Washington assets like the National Zoo in Woodley Park, the Eastern Market and Library of Congress on Capitol Hill, the Phillips Collection at Dupont Circle, the Shakespeare Library at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, and the Arena Stage, to name just a few.
Explore our City: Chinatown
Pass under the ornate and gilded arched gateway into historic Chinatown-- a landmark to some of the best dim sum restaurants in Washington.
Explore our City: Holocaust Memorial
Visit the exhibits of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum which presents over two million visitors a year with memorable exposure to one of history's darkest chapters.
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.