About George Washington University:

The George Washington University (GW, GWU, or George Washington) is a private research university in Washington, D.C. Charted by an act of the United States Congress in 1821, GWU was founded on the basis of the wishes of George Washington, 1st President of the United States, for a national university within the nation's capital. The university is organized into 14 colleges and schools, including the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Elliott School of International Affairs, the School of Media and Public Affairs, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the GW Law School, and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. George Washington's main Foggy Bottom Campus is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank located on campus and the White House and the U.S. Department of State within blocks of campus. GWU hosts numerous research centers and institutes, including the National Security Archive and the Institute for International Economic Policy. GWU has two satellite campuses: the Mount Vernon Campus, located in D.C.'s Foxhall neighborhood and the Virginia Science and Technology Campus in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 288 301 320 326 305 267 315 326

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 292
Life Sciences 240 267 255 212 255 267 261 279 266 259 283 297 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400
Medicine 123 174 151 168 165 166 175 169 169 168 191 198 207 201 176 186 197
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - 451-500 451-500 - 451-500 451-500
Social Sciences 63 71 78 93 83 69 82 74 75 73 97 88 77 85 95 101 107

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 290 292 - - 298 -
Chemistry - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 300 -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 152
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 195 196 188 172 183 192
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 102 100 - 111 142 165
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - 152 189 - 204 209 187
Materials Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 401-450 - - 301-350 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - - - 291 - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 274 293 - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 292 299 - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 351-400 451-500 451-500 401-450 401-450
Physics 275 - - - - - 401-450 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 209 205 - 247 205 182
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 74 73 82 100 93 107
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -