George Washington University
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Summary
George Washington University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of private university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,967 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Oak Ridge Associated Universities[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Digital Library Federation[5], Association of Research Libraries[6], ArXiv[7], Association of American Universities[8], Association of American Colleges and Universities[9], American Council on Education[10], Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship[11], Coalition for Networked Information[12], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[13], Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities[14], Council on Governmental Relations[15]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Loudoun County[16]
- Country: United States[17]
- Instance of: research university[18], private not-for-profit educational institution[19], open-access publisher[20]
- Founder: Luther Rice[21]
- Named after: George Washington[22]
- Location: Foggy Bottom[23], Foxhall[24]
- Postal code: 20052[25]
- Child organization or unit: Corcoran School of the Arts & Design[26], Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies[27], George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science[28]
- Commons category: George Washington University[29]
- Industry: higher education[30]
- Has part(s): Corcoran School of the Arts & Design[31], George Washington University Law School[32], George Washington University Medical School[33], George Washington University College of Professional Studies[34], George Washington University School of Nursing[35], George Washington University Art Galleries[36], George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science[37], George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs[38], Milken Institute School of Public Health[39], George Washington University Virginia Campus[40], The George Washington University School of Business[41], Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration[42], Elliott School of International Affairs[43], George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development[44]
- Inception: 1821[45]
- Significant event: mixed-sex education[46]
- Official website: https://www.gwu.edu[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:George Washington University[48]
- Employees: 6261[49]
- Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[50], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[51], New International Encyclopedia[52]
- Ranking: 355[53], 340[54], 362[55], 339[56], 327[57], 300[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for George Washington University include George Washington University Hospital[59], a hospital[60], in United States[61], founded in 1824[62] and Foggy Bottom–GWU Station[63], a metro station[64], in United States[65], founded in 1977[66].
Why It Matters
George Washington University has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for it include George Washington University Hospital[59], a hospital[60], in United States[61], founded in 1824[62] and Foggy Bottom–GWU Station[63], a metro station[64], in United States[65], founded in 1977[66].