Residential Education
Residential Education
Our residential experience is designed to help you explore multiple aspects of college life in a safe, inclusive environment. We encourage you to take full advantage of all of the programs and opportunities available to you in your residential community.
Living-Learning & Themed Communities
GW is a community of scholars, and our Living-Learning and Themed communities allow students to have shared experiences that bring critical thinking and reflection beyond the classroom and into the residential experience. Living Learning Communities (LLCs) feature an intentionally built curriculum that allows students to engage in robust conversation and shared learning through common coursework and experiences. Themed communities, while not tied to specific coursework, give students the opportunity to connect with a smaller community.
Corcoran Arts + Design Scholars
Corcoran Scholars are chosen as incoming first-year undergraduates and join a cohort of talented arts and design students who are driven by academically robust programs that exemplify creative expression.
Women's Leadership Program
Women's Leadership Program (WLP) students live together in Somers Hall on the Mount Vernon campus during their first year, sharing WLP classes and co-curricular experiences.
Politics and Values Community
Politics and Values students develop leadership skills, motivate each other and become familiar with the foundational areas of political science.
First-Year University Honors Program
The University Honors Program helps students hone their analytical and expressive powers, deepen their understanding of complex issues and questions, and broaden their perspectives.
Civic House
The Civic House Academic Residential Community is a first-year program for students interested in developing themselves as active citizens who are engaged in their communities.
First Generation Students
This residential experience supports first-generation college students with their transition from high school into college by building belonging through intentional programming, and connecting students with relevant campus resources.
Affinity Living
Affinity Living at GW, as opposed to the Living-Learning Communities, provides upper-class students the opportunity to create their own smaller residential communities. As a student-initiated program, Affinity Living utilizes intentionally designed physical space and allows students to create communities based on shared identities, organizational involvement, or interests.
Residence Hall Association and Hall Councils
The George Washington University Residence Hall Association (RHA) was founded in 1971 by alumnus Jerry Nadler. RHA was created to support and improve residence life at GW through advocacy and community building and is the second-largest student organization at GW.
Each of our residence halls has a RHA Hall Council, overseeing events and governance within the halls.
RHA offers many ways to get involved with on-campus life. Check out the RHA website, and find us on Engage for more information!