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George Washington University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and George Washington University has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how GWU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

GWU is #25 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts GWU in the best 5% of colleges and universities in the United States for students!

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This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

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Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, GWU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	506	99.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	1,055	98.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	1,187	98.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	609	97.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	535	99.3%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	121	98.4%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	573	98.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	1,150	98.8%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	257	98.4%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	256	98.4%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	134	97.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	959	98.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	571	93.2%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	502	97.6%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	134	97.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	558	97.3%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	111	95.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	694	96.1%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	173	95.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	816	90.9%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	176	94.9%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	182	94.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	378	90.0%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	255	93.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	384	92.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	883	92.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115	933	87.7%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	199	91.5%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	228	91.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	597	86.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	416	90.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87	925	90.6%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	109	89.0%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	235	84.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	104	86.5%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	345	86.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	471	82.4%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	481	86.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	373	85.8%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	150	85.3%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	344	80.5%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	233	84.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	95	99.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	5	80.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	4	75.0%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Archeology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	6	66.7%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	540	83.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	460	82.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	225	97.3%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	175	96.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	144	95.8%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	94	98.9%
Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	1	19	94.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	8	87.5%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	5	80.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	4	75.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1	3	66.7%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	171	79.0%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	102	74.5%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	272	79.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	194	98.5%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	114	92.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	123	96.8%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	132	77.3%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	40	95.0%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	86	76.7%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	32	93.8%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	30	93.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	88	95.5%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	29	93.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	16	175	90.9%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	318	76.4%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	48	93.8%
Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	24	91.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	78	89.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	87	94.3%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	39	92.3%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	19	89.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22	199	88.9%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	136	93.4%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	29	89.7%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	97	73.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	134	91.8%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	87	90.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15	173	91.3%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	244	73.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	244	69.3%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	115	72.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	16	172	90.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	78	89.7%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	33	87.9%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	11	81.8%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	42	83.3%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2	7	71.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2	7	71.4%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	149	70.5%
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	5	36	86.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	126	83.3%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	67	68.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2	8	75.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	93	85.0%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	27	77.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	102	79.4%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	39	82.1%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	238	66.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2	6	66.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2	6	66.7%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	40	80.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	18	91	80.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	16	78	79.5%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	26	76.9%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	15	73.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	20	89	77.5%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	7	28	75.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	58	75.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	17	60	71.7%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6	21	71.4%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	29	72.4%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	26	69.2%

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