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#86 Best Value Schools
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#43 Business Programs
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#56 Accounting
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#8 International Business
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#42 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#322 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#83 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#16 Co-ops/Internships
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#35 Study Abroad
George Washington University is ranked #70 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
58
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
127
Graduation and retention rank
64
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
83%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
92%
Social Mobility Rank
322
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
78%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
83%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
86%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.5
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
85
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
116
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
69.4%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
95%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
52.8%
Classes with 50 or more students
11%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
13:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
51
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
56%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
61
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
158
Average alumni giving rate
8.1%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
