by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at George Washington University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. GWU is in the top 10% of the country for social sciences. More specifically it was ranked #50 out of 866 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GWU paid an average of $1,675 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| 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 social sciences 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.
Women made up around 57.1% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.7% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at GWU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 107 |
| Black or African American | 72 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 559 |
| International Students | 153 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 99 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 29 |
| Archeology | 6 |
| Economics | 176 |
| Geography & Cartography | 26 |
| International Relations & National Security | 538 |
*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.
