George Washington
University (GW or GWU) is a privateresearch university in Washington, D.C. It was chartered in 1821 by an act of
the United States Congress.
University Mission Statement
The Board
of Trustees recently reviewed the university's mission, seeking a reimagined,
focused statement that articulates the George Washington University's primary
role. Ultimately, the Board found the best inspiration hiding in plain
sight in GW's founding document—its Congressional Charter:
The mission of the George Washington University is to educate individuals in
liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and
subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings
of such research.
Schools and colleges
Undergraduate
& Graduate Schools ofThe George
Washington University
·Columbian College of Arts
and Sciences
·School of Business
·Elliott School of
International Affairs
·Milken Institute School of
Public Health
·School of Engineering and
Applied Science
·School of Nursing
·School of Media and
Public Affairs
·Corcoran School of the
Arts and Design
Graduate
Schools of The George Washington University
·Graduate School of
Political Management
·Medical School
·Law School
·Graduate School of
Education & Human Development
·Trachtenberg School of
Public Policy and Public Administration
