Visit GW
The George Washington University has been welcoming families to our campus for nearly 190 years and at no other time in our history is a campus visit as significant a factor in selecting a university as it is today. Life at GW is rich with opportunities in the classroom, on campus and in the city, and we want to share this extraordinary richness with you.
When you arrive at GW, you will find our two undergraduate campuses—Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon—easily accessible. Located within a few miles of each other, our campuses are in two of the most historic and interesting areas of our city. We encourage you to make the most of your visit by participating fully in our visit options and in taking the time to walk around our campus neighborhoods.
Admissions Visitor Center
GW’s Visitor Center is located on our Foggy Bottom Campus, and from there you can take advantage of a variety of visit options on both our Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses. Our address is:
Admissions Visitor Center
Academic Center, 801 22nd St., NW
Washington, D.C.
202-994-6602
The Admissions Visitor Center entrance is located in the breezeway of the Academic Center across H Street from the Gelman Library entrance.
Visiting Campus?
Download tours and maps of our campuses as a guide to classroom space, residence halls and other campus landmarks.
Foggy Bottom Self-Guided Walking Tour
Mount Vernon Self-Guided Walking Tour
Foggy Bottom Campus Map
Mount Vernon Campus Map
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.