George Washington University

In the nation's capital, the George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a private institution of higher learning that has a research charter from the federal government. The United States Congress granted George Washington University its charter in 1821, making it the oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning in the District of Columbia.

In his first State of the Union address in 1790, George Washington, the first President of the United States, advocated for the establishment of a national university in Washington, D.C. He continued to promote this idea throughout his career and up until the time of his death in 1799. George Washington was the first president of the United States. In his will, George Washington provided funding for the institution by bequeathing shares of the Potomac Company. In spite of this, Baptist pastors worked on their own to independently generate cash owing to the company's financial issues. The institution was founded on February 9, 1821, initially as Columbian College and subsequently as Columbian University. It is one of only five universities in the United States that has a legislative charter, and it was the first university to be founded in the United States.

The undergraduate and graduate schools at the university include the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Elliott School of International Affairs, the GWU School of Business, the School of Media and Public Affairs, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the GWU Law School, and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. Other schools include the School of Media and Public Affairs, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, and the GWU Law School. The main Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University is located in the middle of Washington, District of Columbia. The White House and the United States Department of State are only a few blocks away from the campus. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are both located on the campus. The George Washington University is home to a plethora of research centres and institutions, such as the Institute for International Economic Policy and the National Security Archive. There are also two satellite campuses for George Washington University. The Mount Vernon campus can be found in the Foxhall district of Washington, District of Columbia, and the Virginia Science and Technology Campus can be found in Loudoun County, Virginia.

The George Washington University is categorised as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity" institution. Around 11,000 students are enrolled in the university's undergraduate programme, while 15,500 are enrolled in the institution's graduate programme. The university provides degree programmes in seventy-one different fields. At George Washington University, there are more than 450 different student groups, in addition to the substantial student life services that are offered. The George Washington Colonials are the name of the university's sporting teams, and they compete in the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. Additionally, George Washington University plays home each year to a large number of political events, including the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Alumni, faculty, and affiliates of the university include 16 foreign heads of state or government, 28 senators from the United States of America, 27 governors from the United States of America, 18 members of the Cabinet of the United States of America, five Nobel laureates, two Olympic medalists, two Academy Award winners, and a Golden Globe winner. One of the most important educational resources for the diplomatic service, George Washington University (GWU) counts more than 1,100 of its graduates among its current employees in the United States Foreign Service.