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!
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.
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.