Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is the college of liberal arts and sciences of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. CCAS is the largest school at George Washington University, with around 5,000 undergraduate students and 2,500 graduate students, and 42 academic departments, representing a significant portion of the University's instructional, scholarly and research activity.
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Luther Rice Hall
University Yard, with Jean-Antoine Houdon's statue, George Washington
Commencement Medal worn by graduates of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University.
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 as Washington, D.C.'s first university by the United States Congress. GW is one of nation's six federally chartered universities.
In his last will, President George Washington left shares to endow a university in the nation's new capital.
President James Monroe was among GW's founding benefactors and approved the university's Congressional Charter. Monroe's house is located on the university's Foggy Bottom campus.
F Street House, the official residence of GW's president. Behind it is the global headquarters of the International Monetary Fund
GW's Lisner Auditorium
