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The George Washington University (GW) is an elite private Carnegie R1 research university located in the heart of Washington, D.C., blocks from the White House, the World Bank, and the State Department. Acclaimed for the Elliott School of International Affairs, GW Law, the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, GW generates over $320M in annual research expenditures.
GW spans three vibrant campuses: Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon, and the GW Virginia Science and Technology Campus (VSTC). Its Science and Engineering Hall features a three-story high-bay structural testing laboratory, nanofabrication cleanrooms, and high-performance computing clusters that support pioneering research with NASA, NIH, NSF, and national laboratories.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school curriculum rigor, GPA, personal essays, and recommendations on a test-optional basis. Graduate and doctoral programs require an accredited bachelor's degree with a 3.0+ GPA, program-specific GRE/GMAT/MCAT scores (where mandated), professional writing samples, and academic letters of recommendation.
Ranked among the top international affairs programs in the world, preparing diplomats, defense analysts, and multilateral executives through policy capstones in downtown Washington D.C.
State-of-the-art doctoral training in the Science and Engineering Hall investigating cardiac optogenetics, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, and biomimetic neural tissue engineering.
CEPH-accredited program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health exploring global climate change health adaptation, environmental toxicology, occupational safety, and air quality governance.
Doctoral research program specializing in trustworthy AI, cryptographic protocols, cloud security, automated software verification, and privacy-preserving data systems.
Top-tier law program in Washington D.C. providing unmatched proximity to the US Patent and Trademark Office, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and federal regulatory agencies.
Elite policy fellowship researching lunar resource governance under the Artemis Accords, commercial orbital space station regulation, space situational awareness, and orbital debris mitigation.
President & Sociologist
Office of the President
Dr. Ellen Granberg serves as the 19th president of The George Washington University, a sociologist who previously served as provost at Rochester Institute of Te...
View researcher profile ↗Director of Space Policy Institute & Professor of the Practice
Elliott School of International Affairs
Dr. Scott Pace is a former Executive Secretary of the US National Space Council and an internationally preeminent authority on civilian and commercial space pol...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & IEEE Life Fellow
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Zaghloul is an IEEE Life Fellow specializing in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), chemical and biological sensors, integrated circuit design, and neu...
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