Private, non-profit university · United States

George Washington University

Also known as GWU|GW

Washington, Washington, D.C. · In a city

✓ On the US government's College ScorecardTop research university (R1)

The numbers

Tuition and fees, per year$70,170About ₹66.7 lakh. Same for all students. Living costs are extra.
Applicants admitted47%
Students24,87911,182 bachelor's · 13,697 graduate
International students7.2%Share of bachelor's students from outside the US
Finish their degree83%Of full-time first-year students, within six years
Average SAT of admitted students1433Out of 1600

Figures from the US government's College Scorecard, files updated 15/10/2026. Rupees at the RBI rate of 16/10/2026. Some universities charge international students more. Check the fee on the official site before you plan.

Subjects it teaches

Subjects in which it awarded degrees in recent years, by official US subject group. The exact course names are on its website.

Bachelor's · 83 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Archeology
  • Area Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Commerce, General
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  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classical and Ancient Studies
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Dance
  • Data Science
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Economics
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • History
  • Homeland Security
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Business
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Literature
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Systems Engineering
Master's · 89 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Area Studies
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
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  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Criminology
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance
  • Data Processing
  • Data Science
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Genetics
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • History
  • Homeland Security
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International and Comparative Education
  • International Business
  • International Relations and National Security Studies
  • Journalism
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Legal Support Services
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Publishing
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Security Science and Technology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Statistics
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
PhD and professional · 48 subjects
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Anthropology
  • Area Studies
  • Biology, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
  • Computer Engineering
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  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering-Related Fields
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Genetics
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • History
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • Law
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Physics
  • Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Public Health
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Research and Experimental Psychology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Statistics
  • Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Systems Engineering

Applying from India

For a bachelor's degreeApply to the college directly, often through the Common App. Check its own page for tests, English scores, essays and deadlines.Study abroad stage
For a master's degreeApply to the department on the university's own site. Check which Indian degrees, marks and tests the course asks for.Master's abroad guide
The full costTuition plus living, health insurance and travel. The university sends the visa form (I-20) only once you show you can pay.US cost in rupeesScholarships
Check before you pay anyoneYou can apply yourself, without an agent. Agents who say they are “free” are usually paid by the university.How free agents get paid
We haven't checked this university's entry rules and deadlines for Indian students yet.Use its official website for those. Want us to check a course for you? Ask on WhatsApp.

Source: US Department of Education, College Scorecard (ID 131469), checked 19/10/2026. Public US government data.

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