Student Population at GWU

Total Enrollment

25,939

Undergraduate

11,482

Graduate

14,457

Online Enrollment

4,979

Men Students

9,774

Women Students

16,165

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 25,939 students have enrolled at George Washington University - 11,482 undergraduate and 14,457 graduate.

By gender, 9,774 male and 16,165 female students are attending George Washington University. By attendance status, there are 17,658 full-time students and 8,281 part-time students.

The number of students at George Washington University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Northwestern University and Brown University, its population is very large (average population is 16,677).

George Washington University offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,979 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between George Washington University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,774 male and 16,165 female students attending GWU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.60 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at GWU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at GWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,482	10,332	1,150
Men	4,176	3,811	365
Women	7,306	6,521	785

Population by Gender/Attending Status at GWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	14,457	7,326	7,131
Men	5,598	3,071	2,527
Women	8,859	4,255	4,604

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,888 White students (45.83%) and 3,195 Asian students (12.32%) at George Washington University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at George Washington University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at George Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	1,531	547	984
Black or African American	937	262	675
Hispanic	1,488	521	967
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	3	9
White	5,574	2,055	3,519
Two or More Races	579	193	386
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	321	102	219
Total	11,482	4,176	7,306

Population by Race/Ethnicity at George Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	31	15	16
Asian	1,664	615	1,049
Black or African American	1,671	517	1,154
Hispanic	1,152	395	757
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	7	13
White	6,314	2,343	3,971
Two or More Races	438	134	304
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	857	369	488
Total	14,457	5,598	8,859

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 14,026 students whose age under twenty five and 6,117 students whose age is over thirty years old at George Washington University.

Especially, 212 students are younger than eighteen and 42 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at George Washington University.

Population by Student Age at George Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,482	4,176	7,306
Under 18	212	39	173
18-19	3,869	1,383	2,486
20-21	4,225	1,483	2,742
22-24	2,077	853	1,224
25-29	393	131	262
30-34	231	122	109
35-39	160	78	82
40-49	140	42	98
50-64	66	21	45
65 and over	3	1	2
unknown	106	23	83
Total	11,482	4,176	7,306

Population by Student Age at George Washington University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	14,457	5,598	8,859
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	83	24	59
22-24	3,559	1,227	2,332
25-29	5,296	2,003	3,293
30-34	2,254	971	1,283
35-39	1,219	514	705
40-49	1,412	607	805
50-64	593	230	363
65 and over	39	21	18
unknown	1	0	1
Total	14,457	5,598	8,859

Online Student Population

At George Washington University, 6,549 students (25.25% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,979 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 275 students live in District of Columbia where George Washington University is located in and 4,505 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	25,939	11,482	14,457
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	4,979	579	4,400
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,570	185	1,385
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	19,390	10,718	8,672

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	4,979	579	4,400
District of Columbia Residents	275	18	257
Other State in U.S.	4,505	526	3,979
Outside of U.S.	22	3	19
Unknown	177	32	145