The George Washington University

About George Washington University

The University connects Washington D.C and the world actively. The University is located in the heart of Washington places, at the core of the U.S government, law and policy.
The University sits where the worlds of technology, science, arts and media converge. Besides this, the students and faculty also have the incomparable opportunity to study as well as work alongside the practitioners and the leaders in each and every discipline.

The University was created in the year 1821 through a Congress act, fulfilling the vision of an institution in nation’s capital, which is dedicated to preparing and educating the future leaders.
Presently, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the Columbia district. The University has more than 20,000 students from more than 130 countries.

Courses offered

The University offers a rich range of disciplines:

• Forensic Science
• Creative writing
• International affairs
• Computer engineering
• Medicine
• Public Health
• Law and
• Public Policy

The University also offers a wide range of online Courses too:

• Health Care Master of Business Administration
• Master of Science in Project Management (MS|PM)
• Accelerated Master of Tourism Administration (AMTA)

Faculty

The instructors have a professional experience in their teaching field and the Instructors are able to offer individualised attention to the online students.

The University also offers financial aid options in the form of scholarships, loans and other easy ways. In addition the students are also offered with a program manager who is aimed at helping the students whenever they require their assistance.

The George Washington University Online offers:

• Technical support that is offered 24/7
• Flexible schedules for Online Learning and
• Programs, which are customised for online learning

The GW comprises of three campuses i.e. Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon in Washington D.C, and the GW Virginia Science and Technology campus in Ashburn, VA.

Points of Pride

• The University has been consistently ranked among the top national universities by the U.S News and World Report.
• The Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) have been ranked among the top 35 graduate schools of education since 1997, nationwide.
• It has been continuously accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher education (NCATE) since the year 1954.
• The Graduate school of business is accredited by the AACSB International
• GW also offers nation’s first and preeminent professional school of politics, which has been noted as “The West Point of the Political Wars”, by the New York Times.
• GW has the most number of international accreditations that is available to the schools in Education, Law, Business, Medicine and Social Sciences.
• It has been ranked in top 10 by the Princeton Review for number of categories that also includes The Most Politically Active, Best College in Northeast and College with a Conscience

Accreditation

The George Washington University is accredited regionally by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.