Georgetown University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,330
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 2%
From Region 13%
Athletes 774 (10.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Asian 16%
International 14%
Mixed 7%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Georgetown College 775 37% 55% 13% 7% 7% 6% $89,444 89 +1.83 78 94%
Computer Science 55 +9 47% 49% 24% 4% 4% 13% $143,424 77 +0.54 99 96% — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 57% 43% 14% 0% 14% 29% $84,017 92 +1.20 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 44 +8 64% 64% 16% 0% 7% 5% $134,809 93 +1.87 99 94% — — — —
Physics 14 — 43% 57% 14% 14% 7% 0% $101,022 89 +1.26 88 — — — — —
Biochemistry 8 — 38% 50% 0% 12% 12% 0% $91,940 99 +1.82 81 94% — — — —
Biology 38 — 34% 61% 16% 3% 3% 8% $76,287 92 +1.14 56 96% — — — —
Biophysics 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,717 94 +1.18 72 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 17 — 24% 59% 18% 0% 0% 6% $76,711 96 +2.26 57 — — — — —
Neurobiology 19 — 37% 42% 32% 0% 5% 5% $78,290 89 +0.99 60 — — — — —
Biology of Global Health 38 — 21% 50% 32% 0% 8% 0% $76,287 83 +1.03 56 96% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $71,551 83 +0.98 43 100% — — — —
American Studies 22 — 23% 77% 9% 0% 0% 5% $88,559 100 +2.33 77 94% — — — —
Arabic Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $68,221 84 +0.91 34 — — — — —
Chinese 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,971 81 +0.80 31 — — — — —
Classics 8 +5 38% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $75,751 95 +1.84 54 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $74,653 99 +2.71 51 100% — — — —
English 41 +15 15% 83% 5% 5% 2% 2% $77,696 99 +3.08 59 97% — — — —
French 6 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,936 71 +0.53 23 100% — — — —
German 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,210 82 +0.82 31 — — — — —
History 20 +8 50% 60% 15% 10% 10% 0% $81,475 96 +2.40 66 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 38 — 47% 50% 18% 0% 8% 13% $83,536 98 +2.51 70 — — — — —
Italian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,936 71 +0.53 23 100% — — — —
Japanese 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $67,464 82 +0.84 32 — — — — —
Korean 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $68,156 84 +0.90 34 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 33 — 61% 21% 0% 21% 24% 9% $115,247 100 +5.55 95 84% — — — —
Linguistics 20 +1 15% 30% 15% 15% 10% 15% $74,653 94 +1.48 51 100% — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — — — — — — — — $89,659 99 +3.20 78 — — — — —
Philosophy 17 +5 53% 47% 24% 6% 0% 12% $80,587 90 +1.44 65 — — — — —
Russian — +1 — — — — — — $67,239 82 +0.82 31 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $106,708 99 +3.41 91 93% — — — —
Spanish 8 +7 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,936 71 +0.53 23 100% — — — —
Theology 6 +2 17% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $69,034 97 +2.24 36 — — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +3 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,551 97 +1.88 43 100% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +1 33% 67% 8% 25% 0% 0% $77,300 97 +1.85 58 — — — — —
Government 153 +40 44% 57% 7% 10% 10% 5% $87,516 89 +1.13 76 93% — — — —
Humanities 7 — 57% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $115,247 100 +5.29 95 84% — — — —
Justice and Peace Studies 14 +9 14% 64% 14% 0% 7% 7% $77,815 69 +0.26 59 86% — — — —
Psychology 69 +18 12% 58% 12% 7% 10% 3% $77,307 99 +3.38 58 96% — — — —
Sociology 23 +2 35% 35% 13% 9% 4% 9% $70,280 93 +1.21 40 94% — — — —
Art History 10 +2 30% 50% 10% 0% 10% 10% $51,851 61 +0.00 5 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $51,341 68 +0.49 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 +4 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $54,319 85 +0.80 7 — — — — —
Theater and Performance Studies 3 — 33% 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% $49,374 86 +0.85 3 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McDonough School of Business 328 62% 54% 15% 5% 8% 11% $151,749 100 +2.29 100 98%
Accounting 11 +37 36% 73% 0% 9% 9% 9% $155,806 100 +4.45 100 95% — — — —
Finance 223 +15 69% 62% 15% 2% 6% 9% $165,925 98 +2.31 100 98% — — — —
Management 26 +19 69% 54% 12% 23% 4% 0% $127,691 97 +2.60 98 94% — — — —
Marketing 31 +34 39% 26% 13% 10% 23% 16% $96,462 94 +1.47 85 94% — — — —
Operations and Analytics 37 +56 46% 27% 24% 5% 11% 27% $128,332 96 +2.06 98 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health 90 19% 56% 26% 3% 7% 2% $92,291 91 +2.42 81 93%
Global Health 16 — 12% 50% 31% 0% 6% 6% $69,087 71 +0.37 37 100% — — — —
Health Care Management and Policy 29 — 14% 48% 34% 3% 7% 0% $133,078 99 +3.44 99 100% — — — —
Human Science 45 — 24% 62% 18% 4% 7% 2% $74,258 99 +2.49 50 86% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 25 4% 56% 12% 12% 8% 0% $80,087 73 -1.21 64 95%
Nursing 25 — 4% 56% 12% 12% 8% 0% $80,087 5 -1.21 64 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Walsh School of Foreign Service 650 43% 42% 13% 3% 6% 28% $106,260 97 +1.22 91 94%
Global Business 51 +20 53% 45% 18% 2% 18% 6% $154,435 99 +3.13 100 94% — — — —
International Economics 185 +34 56% 42% 11% 3% 3% 35% $141,566 92 +1.64 99 97% — — — —
Science, Technology, and International Affairs 72 — 35% 42% 22% 1% 10% 14% $81,620 90 +1.52 67 — — — — —
Culture and Politics 285 — 34% 39% 8% 4% 6% 35% $84,696 86 +0.62 72 92% — — — —
International Political Economy 57 +1 46% 51% 26% 2% 4% 11% $87,516 93 +0.77 76 93% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $77,084
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 87%
6-Year Graduation Rate 95%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 35.6% 665 34% 49% 11% 6% 7% 18% $83,658 97 +1.25 70 92% —
Business & Economics 31.7% 593 57% 49% 15% 4% 7% 17% $147,890 99 +2.22 99 97% —
Humanities 16.4% 307 35% 52% 13% 7% 8% 8% $83,323 99 +2.37 70 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 87 34% 56% 17% 2% 3% 6% $78,731 93 +1.39 61 95% —
Health Sciences 4.2% 79 14% 52% 25% 4% 8% 1% $76,031 45 +0.19 55 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.5% 65 58% 60% 15% 3% 8% 6% $122,062 95 +1.66 97 94% —
Computer Science 2.9% 55 47% 49% 24% 4% 4% 13% $143,424 85 +0.54 99 96% —
Arts 0.9% 17 29% 35% 12% 12% 12% 18% $51,819 51 +0.32 5 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $200M #44 56% $18.7M 64 #26 8 7
Humanities & Social Sciences $96.6M #11 11% $0.7M 67 #75 137 62
Computer Science $21.0M #49 14% $0 6 #124 27 3
Life & Natural Sciences $18.9M #130 64% $0.4M 44 #61 206 43
Business & Economics $18.6M #27 2% $0 12 #110 79 —
Physical Sciences & Math $17.4M #143 44% $0.1M 13 #159 103 28
Education $1.1M #229 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $373M #79 39% $19.9M 206 #109 560 143

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 95 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Rowing 82 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Lacrosse 52 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Baseball 40 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 38 $374K $374K $0
Soccer 28 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Sailing 22 $283K $283K $0
Basketball 16 $17.5M $17.5M $0
Golf 11 $363K $363K $0
Tennis 11 $330K $330K $0
Total 435 $30.9M $30.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 85 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Rowing 73 $713K $713K $0
Lacrosse 35 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 33 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 30 $295K $295K $0
Sailing 25 $321K $321K $0
Field Hockey 24 $389K $389K $0
Softball 20 $864K $864K $0
Basketball 18 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Squash 16 $210K $210K $0
Tennis 10 $123K $123K $0
Golf 7 $281K $281K $0
Total 339 $14.5M $14.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 180 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Rowing 155 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Football 100 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Lacrosse 87 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 68 $669K $669K $0
Soccer 61 $4.1M $4.1M $0
Sailing 47 $604K $604K $0
Baseball 40 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 34 $21.5M $21.5M $0
Field Hockey 24 $389K $389K $0
Tennis 21 $454K $454K $0
Softball 20 $864K $864K $0
Golf 18 $644K $644K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Squash 16 $210K $210K $0
Total 774 $58.5M $58.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 13.0%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Restrictive Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 22% 16% 9%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1400 – 1530
SAT Math Range 700 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 760