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乔治华盛顿大学(GW或GWU)是华盛顿特区的一所私立研究型大学。它是在1821年由美国国会的官方法案特许的。该大学由14个学院组成，包括哥伦比亚艺术与科学学院、埃利奥特国际事务学院、乔治华盛顿大学商学院、媒体与公共事务学院、特拉亨伯格公共政策与公共管理学院、乔治华盛顿大学法学院和科克伦艺术与设计学院。乔治·华盛顿主要的雾底校园位于华盛顿特区的中心，国际货币基金组织和世界银行位于校园内，白宫和美国国务院位于校园的街区内。乔治华盛顿大学拥有众多研究中心和研究所，包括国家安全档案馆(National Security Archive)和国际经济政策研究所(Institute for International Economic Policy)。乔治华盛顿大学有两个卫星校区:位于华盛顿特区的芒特弗农校区位于弗吉尼亚州劳登县的弗吉尼亚科学技术园区。乔治·华盛顿大学是哥伦比亚特区最大的高等教育机构。美国第一任总统乔治·华盛顿(George Washington)在1790年的第一次国情咨文演讲中主张在美国首都建立一所国立大学，并在他的整个职业生涯中一直坚持这一主张，直到他去世。 In his will, Washington left shares in the Potomac Company to endow the university. However, due to the company's financial difficulties, funds were raised independently. On February 9, 1821, the university was founded by an Act of Congress as the Columbian College, making it one of only five universities in the United States with a Congressional charter.George Washington offers degree programs in seventy-one disciplines, enrolling an average of 11,000 undergraduate and 15,500 post-graduate students from more than 130 countries. The Princeton Review ranked GW 1st for "Top Colleges or Universities for Internship Opportunities." As of 2015, George Washington had over 1,100 active alumni in the U.S. Foreign Service, one of the largest feeder schools for the diplomatic corps. GW is consistently ranked by The Princeton Review in the top "Most Politically Active" Schools. George Washington has alumni in all ranks of government, including members of the United States Congress, Cabinet of the United States, and the U.S Department of State. The university has more than 300,000 living alumni.George Washington is home to extensive student life programs, a strong Greek culture, and over 450 other student organizations. The school's athletic teams, the George Washington Colonials, play in the Atlantic 10 Conference. GW is known for the numerous prominent events it holds yearly, from hosting U.S. presidential debates and academic symposiums to the being the host of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's Annual Meetings in DC, since 2013.George Washington alumni, faculty, and affiliates include 16 foreign heads of state or government, 28 United States senators, 27 United States governors, 18 U.S. Cabinet members, 6 U.S. Supreme Court justices, Fortune 500 CEOs, five Nobel laureates, MacArthur fellows, two Olympic medallists, two Academy Award winners, and one Golden Globe winner.