Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY · Private · Town (fringe)
Private institution in Georgetown, KY · 1,180 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $52,074 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,485546th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,0101,699th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,0101,678th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,2971,637th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,2001,373rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,074960th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,3931,205th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.5%1,257th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.7%1,347th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.9%723rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1149531st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1801,265th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.4%980th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 185 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,851 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,409 | $27,048 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $27,584 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $25,967 | $30,771 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $22,578 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | $39,729 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $15,039,749 (M $10,634,810 · W $3,653,053 · Coed $751,886)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegeorgetowncollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 156745)
- Compare colleges in KYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KentuckyEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Georgetown College vs University of PikevilleHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.