Student Demographics

Each semester, the GW School of Public Health and Health Services proudly welcomes a new class of talented and accomplished graduate degree candidates.  While each class is unique, you may expect to find the following characteristics in our students.

Average Age 27
Average GRE Score 540 Verbal, 640 Quantitative
Average GPA 3.3
Gender 80% Female, 20% Male
Identify as a Minority 45%
Speak a Foreign Language 27%
International Students 22%
Hold An Advanced Degree 16%

Interested in joining our students at SPHHS?  Begin the application process today!


Departmental Collaboration

Our seven diverse departments work together to build degree programs that foster interdisciplinary cooperation with the goal of advancing public health in our communities, nation, and world.

Uniqueness of our School

Our Department of Health Policy is the only department in any public health school in the U.S. devoted exclusively to policy.  We are one of very few public health schools to offer an undergraduate major in Public Health and to include a Department of Exercise Science.