Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · GU · Georgetown
Private institution in Washington, DC · 7,462 undergraduates · 13% acceptance rate · $103,494 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 1%Median ACT
- Top 2%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 3%Median earnings, 6 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
- $39,4331,909th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $65,0812,010th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $65,0812,010th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $84,6961,976th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,500349th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $103,49427th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $83,22250th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 94.3%45th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 97.1%88th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 13.1%52nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 149443rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 349th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,462343rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 10.3%2,062nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (DCA)
On 14 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
- Most Selective Colleges in District of Columbia#1
- Hidden Ivies — 20 High-Signal Schools Beside the Ivy League#6
- Area & Ethnic Studies#6
- English Language & Literature#6
- Business#7
- Most Expensive Colleges by Sticker Price#10
- the Highest ACT Scores#12
- History#12
- Appear on the Most Lists#15
- Foreign Languages#16
- Psychology#17
- Graduates Earn the Most 10 Years Out#21
- Highest Four-Year Graduation Rates#23
- Resume Signal — Top 100 Undergraduate Brands#42
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $93,342 | $88,639 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $92,505 | $85,538 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $92,277 | $74,576 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $77,966 | $77,715 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $73,949 | $71,686 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $72,744 | $75,989 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $69,338 | $70,176 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $68,858 | $74,702 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $67,660 | $69,338 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $67,566 | $57,318 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $66,821 | $64,121 |
| Science, Technology and SocietyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $63,501 | $64,913 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1789source
- Motto: "Utraque Unum"source
- Athletic nickname: "Hoyas"source
- Mascot: Jack the Bulldogsource
- Cooper Field seats about 3,750source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Graysource
- Campus size: about 104 acressource
- Formerly known as "Georgetown College" (1789–1815)source
- Athletic conference: Big Eastsource
- Plays for the "Steven Dean Memorial Trophy" (since 1976)source
- Fight song: ""[[There Goes Old Georgetown]]""source
- Notable alum: Bradley Coopersource
- Notable alum: Felipe VI of Spainsource
- Notable alum: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassissource
- Notable alum: Carl Reinersource
- Notable alum: Gloria Macapagal Arroyosource
Athletics — 15 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,637,610 (M $6,247,062 · W $6,390,548 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Soccer: 2019
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegeorgetown.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 131496)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in District of ColumbiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
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- Sports directoryAll 15 EADA programs at this school
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