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A World Class Engineering School in the Heart of the Nation's Capital

 

Celebrating women's history

 

A virtual gathering this semester produced many smiles. Below, grad students enjoyed a "Spooky Monument Walk."

Presidential Fellows Win Grant to Unite Graduate Research at GW

December 3, 2025

While gaining countless professional skills, this year's fellows received a Luther Rice Foundation grant to strengthen community and facilitate interdisciplinary research at GW.

Autonomous vehicle

How Waymo's Autonomous Taxis May Reshape Rideshare Employment

December 2, 2025

Leah Kaplan, a Ph.D. student in systems engineering, explains in the Nashville Scene how autonomous robotaxis may not replace all rideshare drivers anytime soon.

Dr. Tianshu Li

Uncovering Game-Changing, 'Hidden Order' in Atoms

December 1, 2025

CEE Prof. Tianshu Li co-led research finding that atoms in an alloy are not positioned randomly, but instead arrange themselves in “atomic neighborhoods.”

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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 

 

 

THE STATE OF

ENGINEERING for women

 

WiE

 GW Engineering beats the national average for women pursuing engineering degrees. 

24.5%
 

National Average,
undergraduate women
in engineering
( source: ASEE 2020
Engineering By
The Numbers )

45%
 

Women in the GW Engineering
Undergraduate class 
of 2026
(source: GW Engineering)

28%
 

National Average, graduate women in engineering,
( source: ASEE 2020 Engineering By The Numbers)

34%
 

Women enrolled as GW Engineering On-Campus graduate students (source: GW Engineering Data)