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Health & pre-med fields at GW

GW graduates about 459 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $131 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#3 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year45916% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.23× the same major nationally
Research in the field$131Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around GW

Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.
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Building in Washington, D. C., United States
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: The GWU Medical Faculty Associates Ambulatory Care Center, Lerner Health and Wellness Center, Organizational Sciences and Communication Dept, DC Fire Department Engine Co. 23;District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical, NROTC Naval Science Dept, GWU School of Public Health & Health Services, GW Science & Engineering Hall.

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 pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Duke University 94
  2. Johns Hopkins University 94
  3. University of Pennsylvania 92
  4. New York University 91
  5. Thomas Jefferson University 90
  6. University of Pittsburgh 90

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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