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Amazon Data Services purchases GW's Ashburn campus for $427 million
Last edited Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:32 PM - Edit history (2)
Amazon Data Services purchases GW’s Ashburn campus for $427 million
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
March 2, 2026, 4:22 PM
An Amazon Web Services subsidiary is the buyer of George Washington University’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
Amazon Data Services paid $427 million for the campus located in Loudoun County, GW spokeswoman Julia Garbitt said, confirming details first reported on X by the GW Hatchet.
University President Ellen Granberg announced the sale, but not the buyer or the purchase price, in a letter to the school community Friday, saying it includes “very favorable terms for the university.”
When the sale was first announced, Granberg said the university could not share specifics on the transaction because of a confidentiality agreement with the buyer. The Hatchet, the school’s student newspaper, broke the news of the campus’ buyer earlier Monday.
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Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
March 2, 2026, 4:22 PM
An Amazon Web Services subsidiary is the buyer of George Washington University’s Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.
Amazon Data Services paid $427 million for the campus located in Loudoun County, GW spokeswoman Julia Garbitt said, confirming details first reported on X by the GW Hatchet.
University President Ellen Granberg announced the sale, but not the buyer or the purchase price, in a letter to the school community Friday, saying it includes “very favorable terms for the university.”
When the sale was first announced, Granberg said the university could not share specifics on the transaction because of a confidentiality agreement with the buyer. The Hatchet, the school’s student newspaper, broke the news of the campus’ buyer earlier Monday.
{snip}
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
Original title and post:
George Washington University sells Ashburn campus with few details about sale
GW sells Ashburn campus with few details about sale
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
March 2, 2026, 4:22 PM
George Washington University has sold its Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, to an undisclosed buyer in an effort to better the school’s long-term finances.
GW President Ellen Granberg announced the sale in a letter to the school community Friday, saying it includes “very favorable terms for the university.”
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Some of the programs housed on the Ashburn campus include nursing, engineering, physics and chemistry. There are also research labs and administrative buildings.
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Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
March 2, 2026, 4:22 PM
George Washington University has sold its Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, to an undisclosed buyer in an effort to better the school’s long-term finances.
GW President Ellen Granberg announced the sale in a letter to the school community Friday, saying it includes “very favorable terms for the university.”
{snip}
Some of the programs housed on the Ashburn campus include nursing, engineering, physics and chemistry. There are also research labs and administrative buildings.
{snip}
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news