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Georgetown University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Washington, DC

Population 4,500,000

Website http://www.georgetown.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,462

Men / Women 41% / 59%

White 42%

Asian 13%

International 13%

Hispanic 9%

Black 6%

Mixed 5%

Native American 1%

From State 2%

From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 55%

Business & Economics 29%

Health Sciences 5%

Life & Natural Sciences 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Computer Science 2%

Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,136

Est. Cost of Attendance $88,741

10-Year ROI $275,000

ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 87%

6-Year Graduation Rate 95%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)

Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 14%

Yield (Unbound) 44%

Restricted Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$57M	#21
Life & Natural Sciences	$233M	#77
Engineering, Computing & Math	$25M	#150

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	743	#6
Life & Natural Sciences	297	#90
Engineering, Computing & Math	6	#221

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 100%

SAT Range 1430 – 1510

SAT Math Range 700 – 780

SAT RW Range 710 – 760

ACT Range 31 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Georgetown College	806	38% / 62%	6%	$84,483		94%
Computer Science	40 +15	62% / 38%	5%	$162,419	100	100%
Chemistry	7 +1	29% / 71%	14%	$77,467	70	—
Mathematics	32 +7	59% / 41%	22%	$138,020	99	94%
Physics	17 +1	53% / 47%	0%	$95,167	89	—
Biochemistry	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$94,206	89	94%
Biology	35 —	37% / 63%	6%	$69,171	53	88%
Biophysics	— —	—	—	$86,522	83	—
Environmental Biology	9 —	22% / 78%	11%	$74,938	66	—
Neurobiology	38 —	37% / 63%	11%	$73,221	62	—
Biology of Global Health	38 —	13% / 87%	5%	$69,171	53	88%
African American Studies	4 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$74,513	65	100%
American Studies	16 —	19% / 81%	0%	$92,225	87	94%
Anthropology	9 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$69,357	53	—
Arabic Language and Literature	— +2	—	—	$67,402	48	—
Chinese	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$67,434	48	—
Classics	15 +4	73% / 27%	13%	$76,366	68	—
Comparative Literature	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$71,822	59	87%
English	55 +3	29% / 71%	2%	$78,299	72	97%
French	7 +5	43% / 57%	0%	$65,175	41	100%
German	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$67,658	49	—
Government	178 +47	46% / 54%	6%	$86,431	83	93%
History	33 +15	55% / 45%	9%	$73,991	64	91%
Humanities	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$119,188	98	96%
Interdisciplinary Studies	35 —	49% / 51%	20%	$85,349	81	—
Italian	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$65,175	41	100%
Japanese	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$67,644	49	—
Justice and Peace Studies	24 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$72,063	60	95%
Liberal Studies	17 —	53% / 47%	12%	$119,188	98	96%
Linguistics	25 +5	24% / 76%	0%	$71,822	59	87%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	— +1	—	—	$74,595	65	—
Philosophy	9 +5	56% / 44%	22%	$74,527	65	—
Psychology	81 +14	25% / 75%	5%	$70,574	56	94%
Russian	6 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$67,440	48	—
Sociology	25 +2	32% / 68%	0%	$57,169	19	97%
Spanish	4 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$65,175	41	100%
Theology	6 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$66,723	46	—
Women's and Gender Studies	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$74,513	65	100%
Art History	8 +1	25% / 75%	12%	$53,378	11	—
Music	2 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$49,082	6	—
Studio Art	2 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$52,593	10	—
Theater and Performance Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$45,293	4	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
McDonough School of Business	304	66% / 34%	10%	$143,032		93%
Accounting	23 +18	61% / 39%	4%	$165,279	100	93%
Finance	197 +26	72% / 28%	11%	$152,931	100	91%
Management	21 +22	67% / 33%	10%	$95,328	90	94%
Marketing	35 +25	34% / 66%	3%	$107,915	96	97%
Operations and Analytics	28 +58	64% / 36%	18%	$134,796	99	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Health	97	20% / 80%	8%	$96,399		95%
Global Health	29 —	14% / 86%	10%	$73,102	62	100%
Health Care Management and Policy	31 —	19% / 81%	6%	$140,812	99	100%
Human Science	37 —	24% / 76%	8%	$77,449	70	86%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Nursing		24	4% / 96%	0%	$84,741		95%
Nursing		24 —	4% / 96%	0%	$84,741	81	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Walsh School of Foreign Service	604	44% / 56%	28%	$91,779		92%
Global Business	56 +15	43% / 57%	0%	$114,222	97	93%
International Economics	138 +35	47% / 53%	43%	$116,619	98	88%
Culture and Politics	289 —	43% / 57%	32%	$80,731	76	93%
International Political Economy	53 —	51% / 49%	19%	$86,431	83	93%
Science, Technology, and International Affairs	68 —	34% / 66%	7%	$74,015	64	—