Paying for College
A college education is one of the most significant investments you can make, and financing a private college education is an important family commitment. GW has been recognized at the national level for its proactive steps to address the challenges of financing post-secondary education, and we invite you to learn more about the opportunities you have to make a GW education possible. We believe that an education at The George Washington University will provide you with a world-class education and life-changing experience that you will not find anywhere else. We work to make a GW education a possibility for every family and encourage you to explore the benefits of studying at The George Washington University.
Our unique fixed tuition plan enables every family to know the cost of tuition for the entire academic career of their student. So while tuition at other colleges and universities is subject to annual increases, the cost of a GW education – once set – remains constant. In addition, GW offers a generous program of need-based awards – a combination of federal and GW funds – and merit-based scholarships. Our guaranteed-financial assistance program gives families a measure of certainty in forecasting need-based financial aid packages from year to year.
GW offers students and families the option of spreading tuition payments over ten months. Information about the payment plan is available through Educational Computer Systems, Inc. (ESCI).
Costs & Financial Planning
Understanding GW’s costs of attendance and our many financial assistance programs is a first step into finding support for your GW education.
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.