University Facts
GW by the Numbers
| 1821 | Year the University was founded |
| 4 | Blocks from campus to White House |
| 25,000 | Approximate number of total students enrolled at all locations |
| 10,000 | Approximate number of total undergraduate students enrolled at all locations |
| 14,000 | Approximate number of total graduate students enrolled at all locations |
| 1,000 | Approximate number of total non-degree students |
| 2,000,000+ | Number of volumes in GW’s library system |
| 1,174 | Total full time faculty |
| 3 | Campuses |
| 172,000,000 | Dollars of research funding |
| 450+ | Number of student organizations |
| 250,000+ | Alumni worldwide |
Notable Alumni and Former Students
- Arnold “Red” Auerbach, former president and coach of the Boston Celtics
- Alec Baldwin, actor
- Dana Bash, CNN senior congressional correspondent
- Frederick L. Brown, visiting professor to the GW School of Public Health and Health Services and Former Chairman of the American Hospital Association
- Warren Brown, Food Network host and owner of Cake Love
- Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for Veterans Affairs
- John Foster Dulles, former U.S. secretary of state
- Michael Enzi, U.S. senator from Wyoming
- J. William Fulbright, former U.S. senator and creator of the Fulbright scholarships
- Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Satte for Federal National Council for United Arab Emirates
- Ina Garten, chef, author and Food Network host
- J. Edgar Hoover, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former first lady
- Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state
- Harry Reid, U.S. senator from Nevada and Senate majority leader
- Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission
- Chuck Todd, NBC and MSNBC political analyst
- Mark Warner, U.S. senator from Virginia
- Kerry Washington, actress
- Rachel Zoe, fashion stylist
For more notable alumni, visit the Prominent Alumni list, maintained by the Office of Alumni Relations.
