George Washington University Admission and Test Scores

Applying To GWU

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 49.71% at George Washington University where a total of 27,236 students applied and 13,539 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 32. It requires four items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.

The following table describes the general admission information for applying to GWU.

Open Admission Policy	✗
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	https://www.gwu.edu/admissions-aid
Online Application	https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/apply-gw
Acceptance Rate	49.71%
Average Test Scores	1,400 SAT / 32 ACT
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 49.71% where a total of 27,236 students (9,778 men and 17,458 women) have applied to GWU and 13,539 (4,702 men and 8,837 women) students have been admitted to the school.

Among them, 938 male and 1,633 female students have enrolled into GWU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.99%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

Admission Statistics at GWU
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	27,236	9,778	17,458
Admitted	13,539	4,702	8,837
Enrolled	2,571	938	1,633
Acceptance Rate	49.71%	48.09%	50.62%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	18.99%	19.95%	18.48%

[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At GWU, 752 applicants (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 471 applicants (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 32 at GWU. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,490 and 25^th percentile score is 1,310. For ACT scores, the 75^th percentile score is 101 and the 25^th percentile score is 88. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at GWU.

Average SAT and ACT Scores at GWU
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	660	740
SAT Math	650	750
ACT Composite	30	34
ACT Math	27	32
ACT English	31	35

[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject

[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

George Washington University requires 4 item(s) (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 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.

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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