Tuition Discount Scholarship Details for Academic Year 2025-2026
The information below is for students who have been admitted to an on-campus MS program for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters.
What does a tuition discount award entail?
- The tuition discount listed on your admissions and/or award letter will be applied to your student account prior to the beginning of each semester you are registered in the graduate program. The tuition discount will be applied to tuition for courses that are a part of your degree program taught by the School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS).
- Some tuition discount awards are only applied to a maximum of 9 credit hours per fall and spring semester. If you are registered for more than 9 credit hours per semester, you will be required to pay the entire credit hour rate for the additional credit hours. The tuition discount is applied to a maximum of 6 credit hours per summer session. Your award letter will state if there is a maximum number of credit hours you award will be applied to for each semester.
Does the tuition discount award apply to the English for Academic Purpose (EAP)
course?
- Yes, the tuition discount award does apply to the EAP course tuition. If you are required to take EAP, that information is listed in your admissions notification letter.
What is the cost of tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year?
- Graduate students are charged tuition based on a per-credit hour rate. The tentative per-credit hour tuition rate for on-campus graduate SEAS programs is $2,195.00.
- Most courses you will register for are a total of 3 credit hours per course. Full-time graduate students are required to register for 9 credit hours per semester. Part-time graduate students can register for less than 9 credit hours per semester.
Do I have to be registered as a full-time graduate student in order to receive the tuition discount?
- Students who are not studying at GW on an F-1 or J-1 visa do not have to be registered for full-time graduate student status in order to receive the tuition discount.
- Students who are studying at GW on an F-1 or J-1 visa must be registered as a full-time graduate student (minimum 9 credit hours per semester, except during the final semester if approved for a reduced course load) per the regulations of their student visa.
Is the award renewable? What does “good academic standing” mean?
- The tuition discount will be applied to your student account for each semester you registered in the graduate program at SEAS and are in good academic standing. Good academic standing entails having a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher after your first semester in the program. If your cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 during your program, the tuition discount can be revoked.
Award amounts and details for each individual award are listed below:
- 25 Percent Tuition Discount Awards
Students who have received a 25 percent tuition discount award will receive the following tuition discount amount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. The maximum number of credit hours the discount applies to is 9 credit hours for each fall and spring semester (and up to 6 credit hours per summer session).
9 Credit Hours $4,938.75 discount 6 Credit Hours $3,292.50 discount - 35 Percent Tuition Discount Awards
Students who have received a 35 percent tuition discount award will receive the following tuition discount amount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. The maximum number of credit hours the discount applies to is 9 credit hours for each fall and spring semester (and up to 6 credit hours per summer session).
9 Credit Hours $6,914.25 discount 6 Credit Hours $4,609.50 discount - 50 Percent Tuition Discount Awards
Students who have received a 50 percent tuition discount award will receive the following amount of tuition discount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. The maximum number of credit hours the discount applies to is 9 credit hours for each fall and spring semester (and up to 6 credit hours per summer session).
9 Credit Hours $9,877.50 discount 6 Credit Hours $6,585.00 discount - 75 Percent Tuition Discount Awards
Students who have received a 75 percent tuition discount award will receive the following amount of tuition discount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. The maximum number of credit hours the discount applies to is 9 credit hours for each fall and spring semester (and up to 6 credit hours per summer session).
9 Credit Hours $14,816.25 discount 6 Credit Hours $9,877.50 discount - SEAS Honor’s Award
Students who have received the SEAS Honor’s Award will receive the following tuition discount amount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. There is no maximum limit of credit hours per semester the discount will apply to. Please note, Honor’s Awardees may also be eligible to apply for an additional 10% tuition discount through the Grad2Grad Program.
12 Credit Hours $6,585.00 discount 9 Credit Hours $4,938.75 discount 6 Credit Hours $3,292.50 discount - International Partnership Award
Students who have received the International Partnership Award will receive the following tuition discount amount based on the number of total credit hours they are registered for each semester. The maximum number of credit hours the discount applies to is 9 credit hours for each fall and spring semester (and up to 6 credit hours per summer session).
9 Credit Hours $4,938.75 discount 6 Credit Hours $3,292.50 discount
Additional Questions about your tuition discount award?
Please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions & Student Services by email at engineering
gwu [dot] edu (engineering[at]gwu[dot]edu).