We haven't confirmed GW's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is GW's acceptance rate?

47% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 12,723 of 27,016 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 36%, from 19,837 in 2015 to 27,016 in 2024, and GW's admit rate went from 46% to 47%.

What ACT score do you need for GW?

First-year students who sent an ACT scored 30–33, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1360–1470 works out to about 30–33.

Does applying early decision help at GW?

66% of early decision applicants were admitted (755 of 1,139), against 47% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at GW?

1,188 of the 2,844 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 42%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for GW? (Middle 50%: 1360–1470)

First-year students at GW who sent an SAT scored 1360–1470, with a median of 1420 (Common Data Set 2024–25). GW admits 47% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at GW

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1360–1470, median 1420

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GW by the numbers

Admit rate: 47%
Middle 50% SAT: 1360–1470
Median SAT: 1420
About on the ACT: 30–33

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

GW admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 36%, from 19,837 in 2015 to 27,016 in 2024, and GW's admit rate went from 46% to 47%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	27,016	12,723	47%
2023	27,094	11,798	44%
2022	27,266	13,354	49%
2021	27,236	13,539	50%
2020	26,405	11,366	43%
2019	26,978	11,019	41%
2018	26,512	11,101	42%
2017	26,987	11,059	41%
2016	25,488	10,249	40%
2015	19,837	9,216	46%

In fall 2024, 2,459 of the 12,723 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at GW

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1310Far reachHold
1310–1350ReachHold
1360–1410TargetHold
1420 and upTargetSend

12001300140015001600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

GW SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	670	700	750
SAT Reading and Writing	680	720	750
SAT total	1360	1420	1470
ACT composite	30	32	33

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 40%; of new students who reported a rank

GW early decision and waitlist

Early decision

755 of 1,139 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision66%
All applicants47%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

6,517 applicants were offered a spot, 2,844 took it, and 1,188 were admitted from it.

42%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

GW cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $36,586; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 84%
Median earnings: $90,873; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 12,571

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like GW

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

GW Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
GW website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1360–1470, and the median was 1420. At 1420 or higher you're above half of them. GW admits 47% of applicants.

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