George Washington UniversityLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location: Washington, DC
Undergrads: 9,656
Tuition: $41,655
Admission Difficulty: Hard
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Fun Local Trivia

Students can attend the presidential inauguration on the National Mall and/or the inaugural parade on Pennsylvania Avenue. Those interested can either stand in the general admissions area or get free tickets, which allow for closer access, by calling their state representatives.
DC's National Cherry Blossom Festival attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each spring. The 9,000 trees lining the Tidal Basin were a gift to the District from Japan in 1912.
Foggy Bottom, the neighborhood of GW's main campus, is one of the oldest 19th-century neighborhoods in DC and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name Foggy Bottom is said to be derived from its description by locals as a swampy "bottom land," its low elevation, location near the Potomac River, and collection of industries providing for an atmospheric combination of fog, smoke, and soot.
District residents are fighting to get representation in the Senate and House of Representatives. Although those living in D.C. are taxed, they receive no representation other than a non-voting delegate because they do not technically live in a state.
There are no skyscrapers in DC. Many believe that this is due to a law saying that the Capitol and Washington Monument were to be the tallest buildings in the city, but in fact, it was the city fire department that put limits on building heights in 1894 because their equipment wouldn't be able to reach tall buildings. In 1989, the Height of Buildings Act was passed to ensure that the city skyline wouldn't be dominated by skyscrapers.

Notable Natives

Dave Chappelle
Marvin Gaye
Samuel L. Jackson
John Philip Sousa

Local Slang

The Hill: Capitol Hill, where several GW students intern
The Mall: Not a place to go shopping, the National Mall is home to a variety of monuments and museums
The Metro: Washington's subway system

Points of Interest

Capitol Building
Dupont Circle
National Mall
National Monuments
National Zoo
Smithsonian Institute Museums
White House

Shopping Centers

DC USA retail complex in Columbia Heights
Pentagon City Mall
The Shops at Georgetown Park
Tyson Corner Center

Movie Theaters

AMC Loews Georgetown
3111 K St., NW
Georgetown
(202) 342-6033

Movie Theaters

Regal Gallery Place
701 Seventh St., NW
(202) 393-2121

Major Sports Teams

D.C. United: Soccer
Washington Capitals: hockey
Washington Nationals: baseball
Washington Redskins: football
Washington Wizards: basketball

Distances to Nearest Major Cities

Baltimore: MD: 1 hour
New York City: NY: 5 hours
Philadelphia: PA: 3 hours

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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