Founding
The first President of the United States, George Washington, long favored the establishment of a university in a central part of the United States. He wrote to the U.S. Congress and

The George Washington University is governed by the GWU Board of Trustees, the President of the George Washington University,

The George Washington University is the largest research university in Washington, D.C. According to the National Science Foundation,

George Washington University is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and most of its teams play at the NCAA Division I level. All

GWU has three fully integrated campuses in the D.C. area. These are the Foggy Bottom Campus, the Mount Vernon Campus, and the

Admission
GWU is the largest higher education institution in Washington, D.C. There are approximately 10,000 full-time undergraduates studying at George Washington University, and 14,000 graduate students. These

The university is located in downtown D.C., near the Kennedy Center, embassies, and other cultural events. Students are known as highly politically active;