George Washington University
DC · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 11,148 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional. GW will not recalculate a new ACT composite from subsections on different dates (wording is ambiguous for the ACT).
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
School’s words: “If you are planning to submit your scores, you must request that they be sent to GW directly from the College Board or ACT well in advance of the application deadline.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 11,019 | 40.8% | 71% | 32% | 83% | 52% | 31% | 1310-1440 | 29-33 | |
| 2020-21 | 11,366 | 43% | 64.8% | Not reported | 77% | 50% | 27% | 1290-1430 | 29-33 | |
| 2021-22 | 13,539 | 49.7% | 65.5% | 25% | 47% | 29% | 18% | 1320-1460 | 30-34 | |
| 2022-23 | 13,354 | 49% | 66.1% | 26% | 46% | 31% | 15% | 1340-1470 | 31-34 | |
| 2023-24 | 11,798 | 43.5% | 64% | Not reported | 42% | 30% | 12% | 1360-1480 | 31-34 | |
| 2024-25 | 12,718 | 47.1% | 66.3% | 31% | 39% | 27% | 12% | 1360-1470 | 30-33 | |
| 2025-26 | 12,741 | 47.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 50.4% | 36.5% | 13.9% | 1310-1450 | 31-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 22%
- 2024: 42%
- 2023: 0.6%
- 2022: <0.1%
- 2021: 6%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Required for some2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Required for some2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Required for some2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Required for some2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required for some2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS