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Look to the court, in the pool and on the field to find one of the most globally diverse athletic programs in the Atlantic 10.
International students represent nearly 16 percent of the total student-athlete population, accounting for 73 of the 461 student-athletes, according to data collected from GW rosters. GW tallies the second highest percentage of international student-athletes in the A-10, just behind VCU’s roughly 19 percent global student population.
Student-athletes said GW’s location in the nation’s capital and a relatively high percentage of international students across the University attracted them to the school and helped them acclimate to collegiate life and athletics. Coaches said international student-athletes bring experience of different playing styles from around the world, giving teams an edge over their A-10 peers.
“GW has always been an internationally renowned university, so we’re always going to attract international students whether we are going out and finding them or whether they’re coming to us,” men’s soccer head coach Craig Jones said.