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George Washington University

Private university in Washington, D.C., USA

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1821
founder
named after
native label
  • George Washington University
legal form
industry
language used
academic calendar type

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
location
street address
  • 2121 I Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052
postal code
  • 20052
coordinate location
  • 38.9008, -77.0508
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 24,500 · unknown
  • 22,211 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 6,261 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 43% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 17% · 2020
position held by head of the organization

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 358 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (13)
  • 371 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 340 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 362 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 355 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 353 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 336 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 345 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 352 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 363 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 327 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 300 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 327 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 339 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $2,340,361,288 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (2)
  • $2,411,272,033 · 30 June 2021
  • $1,802,656,000 · 30 June 2020
total revenue
  • $1,912,174,697 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $1,803,011,076 · 2023
  • $1,730,337,567 · 2022
  • $1,577,044,473 · 2021
  • $1,667,611,791 · 2020
  • $1,665,636,831 · 2019
  • $1,620,270,222 · 2018
  • $1,575,321,106 · 2017
  • $1,441,110,729 · 2016
  • $1,636,218,906 · 2015
  • $1,472,435,669 · 2014
  • $1,306,513,400 · 2013
  • $1,245,762,247 · 2012
  • $1,238,684,770 · 2011
total assets
  • $5,137,206,610 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $4,984,564,537 · 2023
  • $4,854,587,342 · 2022
  • $5,052,548,646 · 2021
  • $5,100,258,000 · 30 June 2020
  • $4,563,094,483 · 2019
  • $4,567,697,789 · 2018
  • $4,383,821,034 · 2017
  • $4,153,102,406 · 2016
  • $4,041,401,259 · 2015
  • $3,782,212,197 · 2014
  • $3,545,345,140 · 2013
  • $3,484,155,828 · 2012
  • $3,210,191,235 · 2011
donations
  • $74,002,652 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $99,592,140 · 2023
  • $90,986,374 · 2022
  • $83,101,842 · 2021
  • $92,090,051 · 2020
  • $61,861,902 · 2019
  • $51,513,435 · 2018
  • $68,820,599 · 2017
  • $70,466,662 · 2016
  • $202,937,761 · 2015
  • $155,008,188 · 2014
  • $70,589,630 · 2013
  • $80,014,552 · 2012
  • $64,628,819 · 2011
funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $100,000 · award rationale: to support to the Multiracial Democracy Project of the George Washington University Equity Institute · 2023
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $155,000 · award rationale: to support the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies' fellowship to three Eurasia journalists that will receive professional development and training in order to build up their public policy expertise, research ability, and communications skills · 2023
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $500,000 · award rationale: to support and advance the work of the Illiberalism Studies Program at the George Washington University · 2023
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $500,000 · award rationale: to support Eurasian academic communities in exile · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $34,462 · award rationale: to support the research and mapping of the needs of the newly arrived Afghan refugees in the US · 2022
13 more
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $87,000 · award rationale: to support the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies' fellowship to one Eurasia journalist that will receive professional development and training in order to build up their public policy expertise, research ability, and communications skills · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $500,000 · award rationale: to support scholarly, policy, and activist communities advancing progressive causes in Eurasia · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $40,000 · award rationale: to support the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies' fellowship to one Eurasia journalist to receive professional development and training in order to build up their public policy expertise, research ability, and communications skills · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $24,000 · award rationale: to provide general support · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $170,000 · award rationale: to provide general support · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $36,000 · award rationale: to support the Grantee's work at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies · 2018
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $613,264 · award rationale: to provide programmatic support to the Central Asia Fellowship Program at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies · 2018
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $90,000 · award rationale: to support a fellowship program that will foster the next generation of thought leaders and policy experts in Uzbekistan at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies · 2018
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $36,000 · award rationale: to support a five month fellowship for two Kazakh individuals to study at the Grantee's Central Asia Program in order to build up their public policy expertise, research ability, and communications skills · 2017
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $600,197 · award rationale: to provide continued support to the Central Asia and Azerbaijan Policy Fellowship Program · 2016
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $40,000 · award rationale: to strengthen and expand the work of the Central Asia Analytical Network (CAAN), an in-house project of George Washington University's Central Asia Program · 2016
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $45,000 · award rationale: to support the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Grantee to host fellows from Kazakhstan · 2016
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $60,668 · award rationale: to support the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, a program of the Grantee, to make a significant contribution to public debates and discussion in Russian-speaking communities throughout Eurasia on major issues of importance both regionally and globally by producing, translating and publishing Russian-language policy memos · 2016

Structure and memberships

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social media followers
  • 62,327 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28101965 · 4 February 2023
  • 9,110 · YouTube channel ID: UC8absdHxA0-T9drYdrZUG0Q · 26 January 2025
Earlier figures (6)
  • 60,278 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28101965 · 8 January 2022
  • 58,362 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28101965 · 2 January 2021
  • 56,515 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28101965 · 25 April 2020
  • 8,080 · YouTube channel ID: UC8absdHxA0-T9drYdrZUG0Q · 15 January 2024
  • 6,970 · YouTube channel ID: UC8absdHxA0-T9drYdrZUG0Q · 17 February 2023
  • 5,900 · YouTube channel ID: UC8absdHxA0-T9drYdrZUG0Q · 11 October 2021
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  • 4138871 · subject named as: George Washington University - Foggy Bottom Campus · subject has role: school
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  • 531567 · subject named as: George Washington University - Foggy Bottom Campus · subject has role: school
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  • DA01867648 · subject named as: George Washington University
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  • 869863 · subject named as: George Washington University.
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  • P4310316017 · subject named as: George Washington University
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  • gwu · language of work or name: English · subject named as: George Washington University · since 16 October 2010
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  • 429506 · subject named as: George Washington University
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  • GWtweets · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 56,515 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28101965 · 25 April 2020
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  • UC8absdHxA0-T9drYdrZUG0Q · subject named as: The George Washington University · number of works: 1,057 · number of subscribers: 5,170 · number of viewers/listeners: 1,885,553 · 12 December 2020
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