George Washington University Admission and Test Scores

Applying To GWU

For academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 40.84% at George Washington University where total 26,978 students applied and 11,019 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,375 at GWU. GWU requires 4 items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants. Next table describes the general admission information for applying to George Washington University.

Open Admission Policy	✗
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	www.gwu.edu/apply/
Online Application	undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/how-apply
Acceptance Rate	41%
Average Test Scores	1,375 SAT / 94 ACT
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 40.84% where total 26,978 students (10,045 men and 16,933 women) have applied to GWU and 11,019 (4,148 men and 6,871 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 990 male and 1,629 female students have enrolled into GWU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.77%. Following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield at George Washington University.

Admission Statistics at GWU
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	26,978	10,045	16,933
Admitted	11,019	4,148	6,871
Enrolled	2,619	990	1,629
Acceptance Rate	40.84%	41.29%	40.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	23.77%	23.87%	23.71%

[Chart] George Washington University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GWU, 1,350 applicants (52% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 801 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees (academic year 2019-2020). The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,375 and the average ACT score is 94 at GWU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,470 and 25^th percentile score is 1,280. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 99 and 25^th percentile score is 88. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at George Washington University.

Average SAT and ACT Scores at GWU
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	630	720
SAT Math	650	750
ACT Composite	30	33
ACT Math	27	31
ACT English	31	35

[Chart] SAT Scores at George Washington University

[Chart] ACT Scores at George Washington University

Admission Requirements

George Washington University requires 4 items (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (High School GPA) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 items (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit. Next table summarizes the application requirements at George Washington University

Application Requirements for GWU
High School GPA	✓
High School Rank	✗
High School Record (or Transcript)	✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program	✔
Recommendations	✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	✗
Admission Test Scores	△
TOEFL	✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at George Washington University is Semester. George Washington University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that George Washington University accepts.

Calendar System	Semester
Dual Credits	✔
Credits for Life Experiences	✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	✔
Credit for military training	✗

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