District of Columbia · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

GW

Washington, District of Columbia. 10,848 undergraduate students. 320 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at GW

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at George Washington University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($59.9k → $67.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at George Washington University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.4% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+13%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at George Washington University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($59.9k → $67.7k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. District of Columbia

Each tile compares this institution to the District of Columbia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$90,873+27% · 6→10y
District of Columbia median $49,020
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$71,607
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
85.2%+24% · '97→'24
District of Columbia median 55.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$19,500+42% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
10,848+63% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
91.9%+0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
43.5%-3% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$64,990+170% · '00→'24
out-of-state $64,990
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.9%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $19,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $90,873 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202411,182
12,1616,85719962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202484.0%
85%68%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$20,449
$25,000$7,53119972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+24%

GW · completion · 150% rose

67.7% → 84.0%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+27%

GW · completion · 100% rose

59.6% → 75.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+63%

GW · undergrad enrollment rose

6,857 → 11,182

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+170%

GW · in-state tuition rose

$25,040 → $67,710

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+170%

GW · out-of-state tuition rose

$25,040 → $67,710

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+42%

GW · median debt rose

$14,375 → $20,449

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-75%

GW · cohort default rate fell

1.5% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+75%

GW · pell share rose

9.1% → 15.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+36%

GW · earnings_median_10yr rose

$66,600 → $90,873

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+38%

GW · earnings_median_8yr rose

$57,300 → $78,974

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+52%

GW · earnings_median_6yr rose

$47,000 → $71,607

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Human Resources Management and Services.CIP 5210 · Doctoral Degree$204,15317 gradsSystems Engineering.CIP 1427 · Doctoral Degree$182,66111 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$154,789309 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$147,01621 gradsSystems Engineering.CIP 1427 · Master's Degree$146,61685 gradsLaw.CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$142,941565 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Doctoral Degree$140,883Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$140,17337 gradsEngineering-Related Fields.CIP 1515 · Master's Degree$133,60289 gradsMedicine.CIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$132,966164 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$131,971166 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$130,22975 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Master's Degree$129,5040 gradsInformation Science/Studies.CIP 1104 · Master's Degree$129,30767 gradsInternational Business.CIP 5211 · Bachelor's Degree$128,997111 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$125,79125 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$124,41954 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Master's Degree$122,503274 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$121,358168 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$119,32830 gradsPublic Administration.CIP 4404 · Master's Degree$119,02367 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$116,37164 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.CIP 1405 · Bachelor's Degree$114,00639 gradsLegal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.CIP 2202 · Master's Degree$113,75174 grads
Showing top 24 of 86 ranked programs.320 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

86 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at GW

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,350,975
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 10year 0year 39
Cost per year
$21,863
HS-only baseline · DC
$47,200
Years to complete
7
CIP family
22

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

GW graduates earn $X” — not “GW makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending GW caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →