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GW's Online Graduate Engineering Programs Rank High in U.S. News & World Report 2026

January 27, 2026

Alongside nursing and business, GW's online graduate engineering programs bettered their consistently high position in the U.S. News & World Report's latest list of "Best Online Programs."

Prof. Barba at the 2025 GW Open Source Conference (OSCON)

GW Engineering's New AI Academy Helps Faculty Build AI Fluency

January 26, 2026

Professor Lorena A. Barba has launched the GW Engineering AI Academy to support faculty in developing AI capabilities that can be applied directly to their teaching and research.

William Chernicoff

Improving Lives with Systems Engineering

How William Chernicoff, Ph.D ‘14, is catalyzing a global ecosystem for mobility

January 20, 2026

Alumnus and adjunct professor William Chernicoff created and championed the Mobility Unlimited Hub, a startup ecosystem focused on accelerating the commercialization of assistive technology.

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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)