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Georgetown University Overview

Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Georgetown University Known For?

2,132 Undergraduate Awards
$61,097 Avg Cost After Aid
17% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Georgetown have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Georgetown.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 57% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Georgetown bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $96,375 a year. That's about 136% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Georgetown student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

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Georgetown University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Georgetown is ranked #23 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 out of 7 schools in District of Columbia.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Georgetown has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#13 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Georgetown.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Georgetown has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Legal Professions Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#4 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#11 Best Psychology Schools College Factual
#23 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is Georgetown University?

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Contact details for Georgetown are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 37Th And O St Nw, Washington, DC 20057-0001
Phone: 202-687-0100
Website: www.georgetown.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/georgetownuniv
Twitter: http://twitter.com/georgetown

How Do I Get Into Georgetown?

You can apply to Georgetown online at: https://uapply.georgetown.edu/register/firstyearapplication#

Admission Requirements for Georgetown

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgetown?

17% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
75% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 17%, Georgetown is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 75% of students accepted to Georgetown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 690 and 790.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgetown University  ( 690 to 760 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Georgetown University  ( 690 to 790 )
200
800
Georgetown received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 29 and 34. Composite scores were between 31 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Georgetown University  ( 33 to 36 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Georgetown University  ( 29 to 34 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgetown University  ( 31 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Georgetown University?

$61,097 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Georgetown is $61,097. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Georgetown, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $7,431 a year. That adds up to $29,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgetown is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Georgetown University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,610 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,357 undergraduate students at Georgetown, with 6,610 being full-time and 747 being part-time.

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There are also 12,014 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,610 full-time undergraduates at Georgetown, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgetown University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 807
Black or African American 444
Hispanic or Latino 639
White 3,218
International Students 964
Other Races/Ethnicities 538

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgetown University. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 123 countries are represented at Georgetown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Georgetown University

19,371 Took All Classes Online
19,371 Took At Least One Class Online
188.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 19,371 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Georgetown has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgetown

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgetown University was $57,928 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Georgetown is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Medical Science #1 #1
Urban & Regional Planning #7 #7
Real Estate #7 #7
Architecture & Related Services #28 #28

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgetown Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgetown University was $57,928 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Georgetown is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Real Estate #1 #1
Engineering-Related Fields #29 #29
Engineering Technologies #38 #38
Finance & Financial Management #60 #60

Online Growth Rankings of Georgetown

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgetown University was 188.8%. This is the #291 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Georgetown regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Georgetown majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 0%
Computer & Information Sciences 21%
Information Technology 25%
Real Estate 7%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Georgetown ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Real Estate #1
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology #4
Engineering-Related Fields #4
Finance & Financial Management #12
Engineering Technologies #16
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #19
Information Technology #22
Nursing #62
Computer & Information Sciences #69
Health Professions #163
Business, Management & Marketing #205

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Georgetown University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Law 0 0 0 0 672 672
International Relations & National Security 0 289 0 283 0 572
Business Administration & Management 0 61 0 364 0 425
Nursing 0 28 4 259 29 320
Legal Research 0 0 0 315 2 317
Political Science & Government 0 244 0 49 13 306
Finance & Financial Management 0 195 0 102 0 297
Economics 0 150 0 105 10 265
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 256 8 264
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 1 0 237 0 238
Public Policy 0 0 0 201 0 201
Medicine 0 0 0 0 181 181
Real Estate 0 0 0 169 0 169
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 157 0 157
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 150 0 150
Information Technology 0 0 0 134 0 134
Area Studies 0 25 0 106 1 132
Science, Technology & Society 0 72 0 60 0 132
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 0 130 0 130
International Business 0 71 0 37 0 108
General Psychology 0 97 0 2 4 103
Computational Science 0 0 0 94 0 94
Computer Science 0 47 0 34 4 85
General English Literature 0 60 0 23 0 83
History 0 43 0 17 16 76
Management Information Systems 0 75 0 0 0 75
Accounting 0 72 0 0 0 72
Homeland Security 0 0 0 69 0 69
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 17 0 42 9 68
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 67 0 67
Marketing 0 67 0 0 0 67
General Biology 0 57 0 0 3 60
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 28 0 17 11 56
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 32 0 15 6 53
Mathematics 0 51 0 0 0 51
Public Health 0 24 0 23 1 48
Statistics 0 0 0 47 0 47
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 22 0 25 0 47
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 44 2 46
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 18 0 19 9 46
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 44 1 45
Educational Administration 0 0 0 44 0 44
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 29 1 8 0 38
Biological & Physical Science 0 36 0 0 0 36
Romance Languages 0 26 0 5 4 35
Sociology 0 35 0 0 0 35
Biotechnology 0 0 0 30 0 30
Chemistry 0 6 0 14 10 30
Physics 0 21 0 2 4 27
Philosophy 0 14 0 6 4 24
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 19 0 19
Journalism 0 0 0 19 0 19
Fine & Studio Arts 0 18 0 0 0 18
Religious Studies 0 13 0 1 3 17
General Education 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ethnic Studies 0 15 0 0 0 15
Anthropology 0 15 0 0 0 15
Classical Languages & Literature 0 14 0 0 0 14
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 7 0 6 0 13
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 11 2 13
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 13 0 13
Health/Medical Prep Programs 12 0 0 0 0 12
Museum Studies 0 0 0 12 0 12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 11 0 11
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 10 0 10
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 9 0 9
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 8 0 8
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 7 0 7
Medical Science 0 0 0 7 0 7
Gerontology 0 0 0 7 0 7
Public Administration 0 0 0 7 0 7
Drama & Theater Arts 0 7 0 0 0 7
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 1 3 6
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 6 0 6
Music 0 6 0 0 0 6
East Asian Languages 0 4 0 0 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 3 0 0 1 4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 3 0 0 0 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 1 0 1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 2,120 5 3,975 1,014 7,126

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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