George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as GW
George Washington University admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 519.5Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.88Average
- Applications received
- 17,1942025-2026
- Entering class
- 1302025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 132.32025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 0.5%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 3.8%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
George Washington University MCAT and GPA
George Washington University reports average MCAT of 519.5 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.88 for its entering class.
- MCAT519.5 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 92nd percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.88 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 83rd percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$73,980 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 69th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size130 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 43rd percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
George Washington University acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: George Washington University received 17,194 applications for 130 seats in the entering class, or about 132.3 applications per seat.
Who George Washington University accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | No geographic preferences. |
| Canadian Applicants | Evaluated like US citizens and US Permanent residents. |
| International Applicants | Must have US or Canadian undergraduate degree and non-private sponsorship in addition to other requirements. https://smhs.gwu.edu/imp/programs/international-scholars/md- program-international-students |
| DACA Status Applicants | Must have or be about to earn a US or Canadian undergraduate degree. |
- DACA applicants
- Must have or be about to earn a US or Canadian undergraduate degree.
Community college coursework: The Committee on Admissions does accept coursework taken at a community college. However, it is preferable to have all of the premedical coursework taken at an accredited four-year college or university.
George Washington University tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $73,980
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $73,980
- In-state cost of attendance
- $108,572
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $108,572
- In-state health insurance
- $3,100
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,100
- Students receiving aid
- 70%
- Average graduating debt
- $254,796
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
George Washington University application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $142
- Secondary deadline
- December 2, 2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- August 31, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are requiring applicants to submit PREview scores
Who receives a secondary: All applicants
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 4 | — |
| Biology | Required | 4 | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 4 | Organic Chemistry. |
| Literature | Recommended | 3 | Any English course OR eventual graduation from a US or Canadian undergraduate institution. Online for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 coursework acceptable. Note: This School has progressed to a competency-based admissions process. |
| Mathematics | Recommended | 3 | College mathematics or statistics. |
| Physics | Required | 4 | — |
George Washington University interview
Blind interviews (interviewer does not have access to interviewee's application file).
Interviews are offered on a rolling basis and we typically interview from August through March.
Provided directly to all students who have been invited to interview.
- Regional interviews
- No regional interviews offered.
- Video interview
- Yes. All interviews will be virtual until further notice.
George Washington University waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Varies.
Provided directly to students at the time they have been placed on the waitlist.
George Washington University mission
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is dedicated to improving the health of our local, national, and global communities by: Educating a diverse workforce of tomorrow's leaders in medicine, science, and health sciences. Healing through innovative and compassionate care. Advancing biomedical, translational, and health services delivery research with an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration. Promoting a culture of excellence through inclusion, service, and advocacy. As a globally recognized academic medical center, GW embraces the challenge of eliminating health disparities and transforming health care to enrich and improve the lives of those we serve.
George Washington University rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
George Washington University admissions contact
Office of MD AdmissionsWashington, DC 20037 USA(202) 994-3506 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.
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