The main focus area for this major is German Language & Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Germanic Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in German, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at GWU was ranked #28 on College Factual's Best Schools for German list. It is also ranked #2 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GWU was $1,675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $55,961 | $55,961 |
Fees | $88 | $88 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,711 | $14,711 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,525 | $1,525 |
Learn more about GWU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the GWU German bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in German in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 55.2%.
Around 28.6% of German bachelor’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
German Language & Literature | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
East Asian Languages | 11 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 4 |
Romance Languages | 16 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 3 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.