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More than 27,000 students submitted applications to GW this year, a milestone that could top the previous record set in 2017.
GW is on track to notch its largest freshman applicant pool ever this year alongside a significant drop in students submitting college admission exam scores.
Officials said they received 27,141 first-year applications as of Feb. 3 – a 1.7 percent increase from last year – which could top an all-time record once the data is finalized in the coming weeks. Jay Goff, the vice provost for enrollment and student success, said the increase largely came from a growth in the number of domestic applicants while international applications fell nearly 20 percent with travel restrictions continuing during the COVID-19 pandemic.