George Washington University
George Washington University is a private nonprofit college in Washington, DC. Its average net price is $35,760 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $19,440 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $17,768 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,338 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,010 |
| $110,001 and up | $52,577 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $77,448 |
| 8 years after entry | $88,362 |
| 10 years after entry | $96,691 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $44,107 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $74,092 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $23,000 n=101 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $54,206 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,483 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $98,819 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,747 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $85,333 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Criminal Justice | $54,080 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $55,439 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $69,696 n=110 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $23,170 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $78,114 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $46,348 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Homeland Security | $58,220 National median for this major n=2,607 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $71,105 Small program - rough guide n=60 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $56,427 n=446 | $20,500 n=377 |
| Journalism | $53,658 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $63,642 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $82,462 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $14,550 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $55,831 n=250 | $20,500 n=252 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Public Health | $55,305 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,558 n=105 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $63,370 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $91,990 n=392 | $26,250 n=340 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $42,765 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $21,625 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
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