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Compare with District Of Columbia Private Colleges

Compare with District Of Columbia Private Colleges for George Washington University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$307 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$8,939 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for George Washington University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$47,066 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$58,716 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$51,762 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$54,466 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$55,901 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$58,911 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$45,907 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$50,900 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$53,490 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,779 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$57,143 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$49,938 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$45,784 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$53,460 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$41,796 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$60,471 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,781 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,774 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$60,328 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,666 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$60,433 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,710 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$48,078 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$54,454 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,736 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$60,370 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$60,246 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$60,049 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$53,070 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,710 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,757 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$58,711 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$58,233 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$60,258 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$59,138 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$52,006 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$57,718 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,879 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,710 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$52,412 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$59,085 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$53,430 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for George Washington University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,914 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,048 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$5,022 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,480 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$976 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$460 lower in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$66 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,604 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,464 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,182 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,135 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,795 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$5,298 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$102 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$3,300 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$2,596 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,730 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$630 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,178 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,320 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$68 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$14,690 lower in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,770 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,312 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$2,480 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,216 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$3,629 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$14,420 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$10,050 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$14,540 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$850 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,102 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$344 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$19,960 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$8,436 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$2,632 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$335 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$420 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$18,600 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$14,310 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,978 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$18,724 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$9,360 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,905 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$5,865 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$9,016 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$14,170 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$21,864 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$710 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for George Washington University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$4,387 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$392 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$1,548 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$61,022 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=131469.

Last updated: August 2026