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Art & design at GW

GW graduates about 55 art & design majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 253rd of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $35,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.77×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

65/100Strong#253 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year552% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$35,0000.77× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1450whole school

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Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
Bottles of blue Gatorade ready for shelvingPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
America's Gate and Baussell Walk on the campus of George Washington University i
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Washington, D.C.
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Building in Washington, D. C., United States
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Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Theatre & Dance Studio, GWU Museum and Textile Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. CUNY Brooklyn College 65
  2. University of Missouri–Kansas City 65
  3. University at Albany–SUNY 65
  4. Stevenson University 65
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 65
  6. University of Alabama at Birmingham 65
  7. Appalachian State University 65
  8. University of Louisville 65

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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