Core #7 · Full school dossier

George Washington University

GW School of Business · Washington, D.C.
Portfolio verdict: If the financial model works beyond tuition, it could be one of the best overall fits and an ED leverage candidate.
Undergraduates
Nearly 11,000
Business scale
Dedicated undergraduate/graduate business school
Setting
Dense urban / downtown Washington
Admission estimate
73% planning estimate
Cost works if admitted
50% planning estimate
Early route
RD or ED strategy under study
Program lens

What business actually looks like here

Program strength: Business education in central D.C.; unusually strong intersection of business, government, policy and international institutions

Major options: Finance, International Business, Marketing, Accounting, Business Analytics and policy/strategy combinations

Program admission: Current 1460 is around/above broader GW middle range for submitters

Experiential learning

Work before graduation

Model: Fowler Career Center, site visits, employer partners, D.C. internships, alumni networking and industry resources

Internship / co-op: GW reports 76% of undergraduates university-wide intern or conduct research; GWSB offers internship course credit and funding for unpaid/underpaid internships

Distinctive feature: World Bank partnership plus proximity to federal agencies, consulting, policy and global institutions

Career outcomes

Where the degree tends to lead

Placement: Fowler reports undergraduate average base salary $78,959 using 2024/2025 outcomes

Compensation: $78,959 average undergraduate base; $7,732 average undergraduate signing bonus

Employment geography: Fowler map: 47% DMV, 18% Northeast, 16% international, remainder distributed nationally

Money

How this becomes financially usable

Need / institutional aid: Revolutionary Promise: full tuition guarantee for qualifying new domestic students from households ≤$100K entering Fall 2026+

Merit / jackpot route: Need-based/Revolutionary Promise is more important than merit for this profile

Family rule: the relevant question is not “Is there scholarship money?” It is whether tuition + campus living can be solved for all eight semesters with only a small student contribution.
Fit

What matters specifically for him

Excellent urban fit and a distinctive business/policy ecosystem.

What could change the ranking: Revolutionary Promise solves tuition, not automatically housing/food. Run the NPC before any binding ED commitment.