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'''The George Washington University''' ('''GW''' or '''GWU''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[University charter#Federal|federally-chartered]] [[research university]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Originally named '''Columbian College''', it was chartered in 1821 by the [[United States Congress]] asand is the first university founded under Washington D.C.'s jurisdiction. It is one of nation's six [[University charter#Federal|federally chartered]] universities.<ref name="Thomas2014">{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=George|title=The Founders and the Idea of a National University|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VborBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2 |year=2014|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-316-03334-0|pages=2–8; 31; 70–82|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319042808/https://books.google.com/books?id=VborBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA2|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AboutGW">{{cite web|title=About the University: Overview|url=http://bulletin.gwu.edu/about-university/|website=University Bulletin|issue=2016–2017|publisher=The George Washington University|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324111140/http://bulletin.gwu.edu/about-university/|archive-date=March 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

GW is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among [[List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"|"R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity."]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Classifications – Institution Profile|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131469|access-date=March 30, 2020|publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801010530/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131469|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the only member of the [[Association of American Universities]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GW Joins Prestigious Association of American Universities {{!}} GW Today {{!}} The George Washington University |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-joins-prestigious-association-american-universities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601211434/https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-joins-prestigious-association-american-universities |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=GW Today |language=en}}</ref> The university offers degree programs in seventy-one disciplines, enrolling around 11,500 [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and 15,000 [[Graduate school|graduate students]].<ref>{{cite web|year=2017|title=International Services Office|url=https://internationalservices.gwu.edu/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122439/https://internationalservices.gwu.edu/|archive-date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2017|work=International Services|publisher=George Washington University}}</ref> The school's athletic teams, the [[George Washington Revolutionaries]], play in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Atlantic 10 Conference]]. GW also annually hosts numerous political events, including the [[World Bank]] and [[International Monetary Fund]]'s [[Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group|Annual Meetings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/five-updates-global-economy-christine-lagarde%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98hardtalk%E2%80%99-interview|title=Five Updates on the Global Economy from Christine Lagarde's 'Hardtalk' Interview|last=Dunkins|first=Brittney|website=GW Today|publisher=The George Washington University|access-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328180133/https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/five-updates-global-economy-christine-lagarde%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98hardtalk%E2%80%99-interview|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>