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History at GW

GW graduates about 54 history majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 204 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.40× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#31 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year542% of the class
Courses in the catalog204more than 95% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.40× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around GW

Kogan Plaza, outside the Gelman Library of the George Washington University. Sig
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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
America's Gate and Baussell WalkPhoto: APK · CC BY 4.0 · source
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., September 22, 2024 - 061Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gelman Library, Public History, GW Solar Institute, Jacob Burns Law Library.

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 history ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 90
  2. Emory University 90
  3. Hamilton College 90
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 89
  5. Barnard College 89
  6. Rice University 89
  7. Claremont McKenna College 89
  8. New York University 88

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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