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Religion
Roman Catholic
Acceptance rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$35,566 /y
Aid receiving
45%
Undergraduates
7,900
Graduates
13,084
Male:Female Ratio
45:55
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

Georgetown University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Georgetown University has an acceptance rate of 12% 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 12% 13% 12%
Applicants 26,638 10,345 16,055
Admissions 3,257 1,325 1,907
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,573 623 947
Freshmen enrolled part time 13 2 2

1,382 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,558 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,149 or 72%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1410
or below

75% of them
had 1560
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Georgetown University are 1410-1560 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
569 or 36%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 32
or below

75% of them
had 35
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Georgetown University are 32-35 (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 9268 (44%)
Nonresident Alien 3492 (17%)
Asian 2402 (11%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1820 (9%)
Hispanic 1730 (8%)
Black or African American 1385 (7%)
Two or more races 839 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 26 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Georgetown University is $35,566 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
$35,566/year
Average aid awarded
$45,949
Students receiving aid
45%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $5,070
$30-48K $3,558
$48-75K $11,409
$75-110K $21,955
$110K+ $51,119

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $61,872$56,592
Tuition in-state $61,872$56,592
Tuition out-of-state $61,872$56,592
Fee in-district $180$457
Fee in-state $180$457
Fee out-of-state $180$457

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 5,493
Combined charge for room and board $19,424
Room charge $12,144
Meal charge $7,280

Georgetown University majors

Georgetown University has granted 1,786 bachelor's degrees across 51 programs, 4,313 master's across 86 programs, and 1,024 doctorate degrees across 27 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Georgetown University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Law 660
International Relations and Affairs 268 294
Finance, General 178 142
Business Administration and Management, General 22 295
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 30 245 19
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 252 4
Physiology, General 248
Political Science and Government, General 179 31 7
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 153 33 15
Medicine 197
Tax Law & Taxation 175
Real Estate 170
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 159
Intelligence, General 149
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 146
Management Science 126
Information Technology Project Management 112
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 111
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 38 63
International Business & Trade & Commerce 52 44
Psychology, General 91 3
Science, Technology and Society 84
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 74
English Language and Literature, General 63 8
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 70
Crisis & Emergency & Disaster Management 69
Public Relations & Image Management 66
Project Management 64
Computational Science 62
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 61
Public Policy Analysis, General 59
International Public Health & International Health 23 31
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 53
Business Statistics 51
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 50
History, General 35 3 10
Linguistics 12 25 11
Biotechnology 46
Computer Science 30 10 4
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 43
Political Economy 42
Mathematics, General 41
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 20 21
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 36 4
International Law and Legal Studies 40
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 15 14 9
Neurobiology and Anatomy 37
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 36
Sociology, General 36
Biological and Physical Sciences 34
Mathematics and Statistics 34
Molecular Biochemistry 32 2
Biomedical Sciences, General 33
Development Economics and International Development 33
Health Law 32
Neuroscience 19 9
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 26 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 26 1
Latin American Studies 26
Accounting 25
Nurse Anesthetist 25
Spanish Language and Literature 9 10 6
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 23
American & United States Studies & Civilization 22
Applied Economics 22
East Asian Studies 21
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 19
Physics, General 11 5 3
Chemistry, General 5 1 12
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law 18
Journalism 17
Philosophy 11 3 3
Biostatistics 14 2
Legal Administrative Assistant & Secretary 15
Western European Studies 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 13
Bioinformatics 13
Education, General 13
Oncology and Cancer Biology 7 6
Pharmacology 13
Public Administration 13
History, Other 12
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 12
Microbiology and Immunology 10 2
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 12
Educational & Instructional Technology 11
Biochemistry 10
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 10
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 10
Museology & Museum Studies 10
Anthropology, General 9
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 9
African-American & Black Studies 8
Medical Science & Scientist 8
Environmental Biology 7
Environmental Studies 7
German Language and Literature 3 1 3
Medical Informatics 7
Women's Studies 7
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 6
Religion & Religious Studies 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5
Gerontology 5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4
Epidemiology 4
French Language and Literature 4
Islamic Studies 4
Religion & Religious Studies, Other 3 1
Arabic Language and Literature 3
Chinese Language and Literature 3
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3
Radiation Biology & Radiobiology 3
Art & Art Studies, General 2
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 2
Comparative Literature 2
Information Resources Management 2
Music, General 2
Russian Language and Literature 2
Biophysics 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 1
Grand Total 1,786 4,313 1,024

Georgetown University has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.

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

Publications & Citations

Georgetown University is a world-class research university with 86,112 scientific papers published and 2,336,181 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Political Science, Psychology, Pathology, and Law.

Publications
86,112
Citations
2,336,181

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
53,984 / 1,679,221
Biology
50,585 / 1,728,609
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
42,890 / 976,497
Genetics
31,729 / 1,147,050
Chemistry
30,838 / 1,105,201
Computer Science
28,840 / 957,708
Political Science
27,153 / 533,979
Psychology
26,400 / 865,272
Pathology
25,635 / 848,971
Law
25,172 / 516,983
Biochemistry
24,627 / 935,288
Sociology
21,141 / 513,696
Environmental Science
21,025 / 547,216
Engineering
19,829 / 581,564
Physics
19,243 / 547,278
Philosophy
19,208 / 419,143
Surgery
18,685 / 545,347
Psychiatry
16,118 / 539,833
Economics
14,334 / 334,476
Mathematics
14,127 / 427,834
Business
13,537 / 356,528
History
12,333 / 210,329
Geography and Cartography
12,035 / 259,056
Immunology
11,988 / 456,115
Oncology and Cancer research
11,377 / 424,602
Statistics
11,348 / 371,830
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
11,167 / 318,892
Organic Chemistry
10,850 / 407,361
Neuroscience
9,864 / 410,567
Quantum and Particle physics
9,638 / 256,632
Linguistics
9,636 / 227,675
Archaeology
9,313 / 185,608
Geology
9,000 / 270,861
Public Health
8,513 / 270,209
Demography
7,514 / 254,328
Development Studies
7,198 / 153,017
Paleontology
7,147 / 220,559
Nursing
7,059 / 178,418
Ecology
6,712 / 204,211
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
6,594 / 197,634

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 920 8805
1992 977 10309
1993 1029 9997
1994 1078 11382
1995 1147 12616
1996 1242 14162
1997 1321 16275
1998 1329 18546
1999 1422 21890
2000 1370 25504
2001 1452 28763
2002 1471 32758
2003 1530 37984
2004 1692 41233
2005 1821 46635
2006 2081 52266
2007 1980 56933
2008 2173 62855
2009 2271 68502
2010 2331 73904
2011 2404 80930
2012 2607 88092
2013 2694 93874
2014 2870 98818
2015 2991 102912
2016 3140 104467
2017 3410 106921
2018 3492 114925
2019 3701 124640
2020 4485 149800
2021 4323 165906
2022 3976 164533
2023 4087 161862
Academic rankings

Georgetown University alumni

  1. Bradley Cooper

    Bradley Cooper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm actorstunt performeractorfilm producer
    Biography

    Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 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 placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.

  2. Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Enrolled in Georgetown University
    1964-1968 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    writersaxophonistdiplomatteacherpolitician
    Biography

    William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat.

  3. Ivanka Trump

    Ivanka Trump
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    modelwriterfashion designernon-fiction writerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman who is the second-born child of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and his first wife, Ivana, as well as the eldest of two daughters born to her father. She was a senior advisor in his administration (2017–2021), and also was 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
    socialitewritermodelliterary editorjournalist
    Biography

    Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Kennedy Onassis was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular first lady, she endeared the American public with her devotion to her family, dedication to the historic preservation of the White House, the campaigns she led to preserve and restore historic landmarks and architecture along with her interest in American history, culture and arts. During her lifetime, 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 very 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 5,948
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest 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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