- The Inkwell
- District of Columbia
- Georgetown University
Washington, DCCity: largeZIP 20057Founded 1789
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1789
- Motto
- Utraque Unum
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.georgetown.edu
District of ColumbiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private nonprofit university in Washington, District of Columbia, with 7,569 undergraduates. It admits 13% of applicants, graduates 94% within six years and costs $33,661 a year after aid.
94%graduate
Admission rate13%
Retention97%
4-year graduation86%
Pell Grant share13%
Federal loans18%
$33,661net price / year
13%admission rate
1487average SAT
94%graduate in 6 years
$110,516median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,746median debt
#30 of 1,704 for earnings#1,556 of 1,739 for lowest net price#33 of 1,738 for graduation rate#48 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $92,563tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $71,338
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $71,338
- Average net price
- $33,661national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,252
$30,001–48,000$11,607
$48,001–75,000$15,746
$75,001–110,000$21,247
$110,001+$60,179
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 13%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1487
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 700–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 690–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college13%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college94%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college13%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 94%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 94%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $86,889
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $110,516middle 50%: $70,910–$178,064
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,746
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$178,064
Median, Georgetown University$110,516
Lower quarter$70,910
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,569
- Part-time
- 4.9%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $18,098 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $37,019
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,638,443,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic5.9%
Black4.9%
Asian15%
Two or more races6.4%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown7.7%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences36%
Business & management18%
Legal professions11%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.6%
Health professions3.8%
Computer & information sciences3.7%
Psychology3.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| American University Washington, DC | $41,302 | 75% | $85,458 |
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| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
| Trinity Washington University Washington, DC | $12,820 | 55% | $57,561 |
| Gallaudet University Washington, DC | $27,398 | 52% | $49,334 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $33,934 | 94% | $113,531 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $34,420 | 96% | $104,255 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $33,056 | 90% | $103,420 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | $35,780 | 94% | $125,257 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $33,675 | 85% | $71,762 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | $34,347 | 83% | $88,358 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 131496. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q333886.