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Columbian College by the Numbers
2,188
Graduate Students
490+
Permanent Full-Time
Faculty Members
91,500
CCAS Alumni Living in All 50 States and 120+ Countries
Graduate Students in Action
‘Wanted!’ Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer Leads Student to Artifact
February 11, 2026
Anthropology graduate student Isabella Quartiere, BA ’25, is exploring how a John Wilkes Booth wanted poster preserved at GW reflects presidential history.
Black Hole Eats Star: Student Charts Record Blast
December 10, 2025
Physics PhD student Eliza Neights was part of a NASA mission that recorded a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful class of cosmic explosions, lasting for days.
Tools of Change: Research Team Uncovers 300,000 Years of Technology Traditions
November 12, 2025
New research led by Anthropology’s David Braun reveals how early humans crafted stone tools during environmental upheaval.
