George Washington University

George Washington University is a private institution that was founded in 1821. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,999, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 43 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. George Washington University's ranking in the 2019 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 63. Its tuition and fees are $55,230.

George Washington University’s urban location in downtown Washington, D.C., is ideal for fans of politics and city life. The school is spread out across the D.C. Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near the State Department and about a mile away from museums on the National Mall and the Washington Monument. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, and, starting with the Class of 2018, juniors are required to live on campus as well.