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September 2007 Class of 2011 Sets New GW Standard for Academic Excellence
The George Washington University will welcome 2,150 of the nation’s best and brightest incoming freshmen this September. This year’s freshmen also set a University record for the most selective admittance rate. GW received 19,518 applications, of which a record low 36 percent were accepted. This year’s freshman class is fewer in number than years past and is consistent with the University’s desire to be more selective as well as to reduce slightly the overall size of its undergraduate student population. “The quality of the entering freshmen reflects GW’s growing reputation as a premier university that attracts exceptional students from across the nation and around the world,” said GW President Steven Knapp. “The class of 2011 is the first I will have the privilege of welcoming to GW’s lifelong and worldwide community, and we are all excited by the prospect of their arrival.” As evidenced by the incoming class, the University continues to attract a geographically diverse student population with freshmen hailing from 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and more than 40 countries. GW is known as one of the hottest schools in the country. In the 2008 Kaplan guide, GW was among the top 25 schools on “the cutting edge with an eye toward the future.” Also, the 2008 Princeton Review ranks the University No. 1 in the nation for the “most politically active students” and No. 3 in both the “great college towns” and “dorms like palaces” categories.
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