Like schools in DC, GWs strength lies in its location. Great internships, great speakers, great instructors, great job opportunities.... Unlike other colleges and universities in the area, GW is more integrated both literally and figuratively. GW's main campus is in the heart of DC, an area called Foggy Bottom. While the Foggy Bottom campus consists of a specific set of streets (19th - 24th St and E St. to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire Ave.) when walking through the area you wouldn't necessarily know you are walking through a university campus. GW has a second location, Mount Vernon, for a more traditional green experience. Many classes are held at mount Vernon but it is a secondary campus and does not provide all that the main campus does. You could not spend all four years only on the mount Vernon campus but you could spend four years on the Foggy Bottom campus.
As they say in their information sessions, GW is not for someone looking for a traditional college experience. Rather it's for someone ready for real life experiences. For someone searching for an adult lifestyle, GW students have it. They are balancing the responsibilities of the classroom with internships and other opportunities living in a dynamic city offers. GW also stresses that their instructors bring real world experiences with them into the classroom. Many combine their teaching responsibilities with jobs at the Washington Post, NIH, the State Department.... Classes also take students to the National Zoo, the National Portrait Gallery and the Kenney Center to name a few.
GW has several colleges within the university. Undergraduates can take classes in the:
- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences which also includes the School of Media and Public Affairs and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
- School of Business
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- School of Public Health and Services
- School of Nursing
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