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Jan. 21, 2003

Black Enterprise Ranks GW Among Top 50 Universities


In its review of the leading universities, “The 50 Best Colleges for African-Americans,” Black Enterprise magazine ranked The George Washington University 24th in the nation. This marks an improvement from GW’s previous 31st ranking.

“This puts us in some very good company and underscores the importance GW places on being among the best and most welcoming universities in the country for all students,” says President Trachtenberg.

According to the article, which appeared in the magazine’s January 2003 edition, 482 accredited four-year institutions were chosen for review based on two criteria: whether they had an African-American student enrollment of at least 3 percent, or “whether they are a large or well-known university.”

The magazine then surveyed nearly 2,000 prominent African- American higher education professionals about the qualifying schools’ social and educational environments for African-American students.

 

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