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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Avg. cost to attend
$39,083 /y
Aid receiving
44%
Undergraduates
7,833
Graduates
12,198
Male:Female Ratio
44:56
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

Georgetown University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Georgetown University has an acceptance rate of 13% and is among the top 4% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 13% 13% 13%
Applicants 26,131 10,768 15,102
Admissions 3,374 1,393 1,953
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,572 660 898
Freshmen enrolled part time 3 1 2

1,344 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,625 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,232 or 78%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1390
or below

75% of them
had 1550
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Georgetown University are 1390-1550 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
480 or 30%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 31
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Georgetown University are 31-35 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
SAT/ACT Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 7588 (38%)
Nonresident Alien 3299 (16%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 3170 (16%)
Asian 2537 (13%)
Hispanic 1437 (7%)
Black or African American 1185 (6%)
Two or more races 775 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 23 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Georgetown University is $39,083 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$39,083/year
Average aid awarded
$49,658
Students receiving aid
44%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $5,064
$30-48K $12,155
$48-75K $18,329
$75-110K $26,459
$110K+ $57,403

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $67,824$61,200
Tuition in-state $67,824$61,200
Tuition out-of-state $67,824$61,200
Fee in-district $193$470
Fee in-state $193$470
Fee out-of-state $193$470

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 5,347
Combined charge for room and board $21,196
Room charge $13,236
Meal charge $7,960

Georgetown University majors

Georgetown University has granted 1,835 bachelor's degrees across 52 programs, 4,580 master's across 90 programs, and 1,046 doctorate degrees across 29 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Georgetown University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Law 664
International Relations and Affairs 289 350
Finance, General 197 140
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 24 259 29
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 68 230
Business Administration and Management, General 21 255
Political Science and Government, General 178 29 9
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 207 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 138 50 12
Medicine 176
Real Estate 174
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 28 132
Intelligence, General 154
Management Science 151
Physiology, General 145
Computational Science 141
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 139
Tax Law & Taxation 120
Information Technology Project Management 110
Business Statistics 99
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 97
International Business & Trade & Commerce 56 38
Public Relations & Image Management 94
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 93
Public Policy Analysis, General 86
Psychology, General 81 1 3
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 76
Computer Science 40 28 6
Linguistics 25 27 19
English Language and Literature, General 55 11
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 65
Crisis & Emergency & Disaster Management 63
Biomedical Sciences, General 38 24
International Public Health & International Health 29 25 2
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 54
Political Economy 53
History, General 33 5 11
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 24 25
Biotechnology 45
Sustainability Studies 44
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 35 8
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 41
Project Management 40
Neurobiology and Anatomy 38
Biological and Physical Sciences 37
Mathematics and Statistics 37
International & Globalization Studies 35
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 17 11 7
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 35
International Law and Legal Studies 34
Nurse Anesthetist 33
Health Law 32
Mathematics, General 32
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 31
East Asian Studies 29
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 29
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 28
Neuroscience 14 13
Molecular Biochemistry 24 2
Sociology, General 25
Physics, General 17 3 4
Accounting 23
Pharmacology 17 5
Spanish Language and Literature 4 12 6
Western European Studies 22
Legal Administrative Assistant & Secretary 21
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 18 3
Chemistry, General 7 3 9
Oncology and Cancer Biology 13 6
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 18
Educational & Instructional Technology 18
Latin American Studies 18
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 18
Development Economics and International Development 17
History, Other 17
American & United States Studies & Civilization 16
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 16
Journalism 16
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 16
Museology & Museum Studies 16
Biochemistry 14 1
Biostatistics 9 6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 15
Education, General 15
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 1 13
Philosophy 9 2 3
Bioinformatics 13
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law 12
Microbiology and Immunology 10 2
Applied Economics 11
Behavioral Aspects of Health 11
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 10
Environmental Studies 10
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 10
Anthropology, General 9
Environmental Biology 9
Medical Informatics 9
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8
Epidemiology 8
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 8
French Language and Literature 7
German Language and Literature 2 4 1
Religion & Religious Studies 6
Russian Language and Literature 6
African-American & Black Studies 4
Medical Science & Scientist 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 3
Religion & Religious Studies, Other 1 2
Art & Art Studies, General 2
Chinese Language and Literature 2
Health & Medical Physics 2
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 2
Italian Language and Literature 2
Japanese Language and Literature 2
Music, General 2
Women's Studies 2
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 1
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 1
Comparative Literature 1
Gerontology 1
Grand Total 1,835 4,580 1,046

Georgetown University has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 3% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 95% 94% 96%
  • Full-time retention rate - 97%
  • Part-time retention rate - 100%

Publications & Citations

Georgetown University is a world-class research university with 105,553 scientific papers published and 3,394,146 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Political Science, Psychology, Law, and Pathology.

Publications
105,553
Citations
3,394,146

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
64,391 / 2,359,272
Biology
60,445 / 2,392,162
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
51,754 / 1,497,490
Genetics
36,494 / 1,552,902
Chemistry
35,444 / 1,470,933
Computer Science
34,186 / 1,356,681
Political Science
32,593 / 865,928
Psychology
30,822 / 1,227,521
Law
30,060 / 831,606
Pathology
29,645 / 1,152,881
Biochemistry
27,949 / 1,233,528
Environmental Science
26,783 / 796,176
Sociology
24,607 / 769,271
Engineering
23,746 / 822,848
Philosophy
23,034 / 683,063
Physics
22,883 / 769,991
Surgery
21,672 / 734,042
Psychiatry
18,691 / 750,470
Economics
16,753 / 535,089
Business
16,192 / 562,918
Mathematics
16,140 / 591,482
Geography and Cartography
15,691 / 382,178
History
14,581 / 328,604
Immunology
13,901 / 609,128
Oncology and Cancer research
13,355 / 589,400
Statistics
12,889 / 499,320
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
12,732 / 421,740
Organic Chemistry
12,097 / 509,651
Quantum and Particle physics
11,436 / 361,979
Neuroscience
11,397 / 561,923
Linguistics
11,346 / 383,174
Geology
11,089 / 374,467
Archaeology
10,884 / 286,182
Public Health
9,911 / 371,985
Ecology
9,136 / 312,542
Development Studies
8,544 / 237,344
Paleontology
8,537 / 312,733
Demography
8,518 / 339,770
Nursing
8,215 / 251,955
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,955 / 297,617

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1117 13443
1994 1231 15319
1995 1285 16832
1996 1359 18868
1997 1499 21633
1998 1511 24683
1999 1590 28774
2000 1518 34079
2001 1622 38139
2002 1652 43436
2003 1757 50603
2004 1900 53814
2005 2116 61057
2006 2333 67073
2007 2264 72793
2008 2435 80751
2009 2546 87588
2010 2700 94987
2011 2758 103223
2012 2966 113098
2013 3008 119817
2014 3280 127466
2015 3363 132777
2016 3415 134286
2017 3669 141061
2018 3877 148975
2019 5930 164720
2020 5184 204003
2021 4793 221062
2022 4522 212548
2023 4883 216717
2024 4044 209173
2025 3480 186925
Academic rankings

Georgetown University alumni

  1. Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm directoractorfilm producerfilm actor
    Biography

    Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide, and he has been placed in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors four times.

  2. Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in Georgetown University
    1964-1968 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    lawyerdiplomatautobiographerjuristgovernor
    Biography

    William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. His centrist "Third Way" political philosophy became known as Clintonism, which dominated his presidency and the succeeding decades of Democratic Party history.

  3. Ivanka Trump

    Ivanka Trump
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    television presenternon-fiction writermodelfashion designerpolitician
    Biography

    Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. Ivanka was a presidential advisor in her father's first administration (2017–2021), and also the director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.

  4. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

    Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1929-1994 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    literary editormodelwritersocialitejournalist
    Biography

    Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis, also known as Jackie Kennedy, and as Jackie O following her second marriage, was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She was regarded as an international icon for her unique fashion choices, and her work as a cultural ambassador of the United States made her popular globally.

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General info

Alternative names Georgetown
GU
Founded 1789
Motto Utraque Unum
Colors blue, gray
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (May - August)
Total FTE staff 6,386
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 37th and O St NW
Washington, District of Columbia, 20057-0001
United States
City population 690,000
Phone 2026870100

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