George Washington University estimates that students returning to campus will pay close to $100,000 in total costs this upcoming school year alone.
All undergraduate students attending George Washington University (GW) for the 2026–27 academic year will pay $72,000 in tuition, a 3% increase from the previous year, the Washington, D.C.-based school announced in a Friday press release. The total estimated price tag balloons to $98,165 for returning resident students and $95,155 for new students living on campus when all costs are accounted for, the school’s student newspaper The GW Hatchet first reported.
These figures represent a total increase just shy of $3,000 for both new and returning students, according to the Hatchet.
Second, third and fourth-year continuing students will pay $21,520 for housing and food, a combined $4,225 on books, transportation and miscellaneous expenses as well as $420 in mandatory fees for the 2026–27 school year, NBC 4 Washington reported in a Monday broadcast.
GW indicated in its press release that the actual cost varies from student to student.
