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GDub Election Hub. Join GW for Decision 2024 as we offer our expertise and insights on what promises to be a truly historic election. The GDub Election Hub is GW's central location for faculty commentary on the election, events focused on elections, and resources for getting involved.
The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress and is the first university founded under Washington D.C.'s jurisdiction.
If you’re still deciding on college and interested in learning in Washington, D.C., we have programs for you from the arts and business to history, STEM and more. You’ll have all the advantages that GW students do during the summer through our on-campus or online pre-college courses.
We are pleased that you are interested in applying to the George Washington University. As a selective institution, GW receives applications from every state and more than 120 countries.
Your classmates, friends and professors will motivate you to use what you’re learning, as well as your skills, ideas and passions, to help others and pave a path for your future. Explore our Schools & Colleges to find the right fit for you in undergraduate or graduate programs:
Our students come to GW for many of these same reasons. They come for passionate faculty, for diverse student groups, for Division I athletics, for once-in-a-lifetime internships, and for inspiring service opportunities. GW, like many universities, provides all of this.
George Washington was determined to have a great national university in the nation’s capital. His hope was that students from all parts of the country would gain a first-hand knowledge of the practice as well as the theory of republican government while being instructed in the arts and sciences.
