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Georgetown University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Washington, DC
Population 4,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,462
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 42%
Asian 13%
International 13%
Hispanic 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 55%
Business & Economics 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
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 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 9%
Yield (Unbound) 47%
Restricted Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $57M #21
Life & Natural Sciences $233M #78
Engineering, Computing & Math $25M #150
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 743 #6
Life & Natural Sciences 297 #103
Engineering, Computing & Math 6 #225

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,390 – 1,550
ACT Range 31 – 35

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Georgetown College 806 38% / 62% 6% $79,333
Computer Science 40 +15 62% / 38% 5% $146,323
Mathematics 32 +7 59% / 41% 22% $124,342
Physics 17 +1 53% / 47% 0%
Biochemistry 14 50% / 50% 0% $84,870
Biology 35 37% / 63% 6% $62,316
Biology of Global Health 38 13% / 87% 5% $62,316
Biophysics
Chemistry 7 +1 29% / 71% 14%
Environmental Biology 9 22% / 78% 11%
Neurobiology 38 37% / 63% 11%
African American Studies 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 16 19% / 81% 0% $83,086
Anthropology 9 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese 2 0% / 100% 0%
Classics 15 +4 73% / 27% 13%
Comparative Literature 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,705
English 55 +3 29% / 71% 2% $70,540
French 7 +5 43% / 57% 0% $58,716
German 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Government 178 +47 46% / 54% 6% $77,866
History 33 +15 55% / 45% 9%
Humanities 1 100% / 0% 0% $95,823
Interdisciplinary Studies 35 49% / 51% 20%
Italian 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,716
Japanese 2 50% / 50% 0%
Justice and Peace Studies 24 +5 0% / 100% 0% $81,535
Liberal Studies 17 53% / 47% 12% $95,823
Linguistics 25 +5 24% / 76% 0% $64,705
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Philosophy 9 +5 56% / 44% 22%
Psychology 81 +14 25% / 75% 5% $63,580
Russian 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 25 +2 32% / 68% 0% $51,504
Spanish 4 +3 0% / 100% 0% $58,716
Theology 6 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 8 +1 25% / 75% 12%
Music 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Theater and Performance Studies 3 33% / 67% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
McDonough School of Business 304 66% / 34% 10% $131,188
Accounting 23 +18 61% / 39% 4% $148,900
Finance 197 +26 72% / 28% 11% $136,141
Management 21 +22 67% / 33% 10% $121,950
Marketing 35 +25 34% / 66% 3% $97,221
Operations and Analytics 28 +58 64% / 36% 18%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Health 97 20% / 80% 8% $87,339
Global Health 29 14% / 86% 10%
Health Care Management and Policy 31 19% / 81% 6% $108,304
Human Science 37 24% / 76% 8% $69,774
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 24 4% / 96% 0% $92,609
Nursing 24 4% / 96% 0% $92,609
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Walsh School of Foreign Service 604 44% / 56% 28% $91,472
Global Business 56 +15 43% / 57% 0% $102,903
International Economics 138 +35 47% / 53% 43% $94,403
Culture and Politics 289 43% / 57% 32% $90,353
International Political Economy 53 51% / 49% 19% $77,866
Science, Technology, and International Affairs 68 34% / 66% 7%

Rankings

Academics

Future Patagonia Vest Owners Top Investment Banking Feeders
Goldman, JP, or Bust
Future Ambulance Chasers Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
Can't Hide Behind Your GPA SAT-required, Highest Medians
Above Average in High School is Not Enough

College Costs

We Marked It Up Just to Put It on Sale Highest List Price
Luxury Good

Prestige

Grandma Eyebrow Raisers Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Big City, World Famous

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
I'm Jewish, You're Jewish, Everyone's Jewish
Little Meca Most Muslim
Active Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
Wait, We Have a CS Major?

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Scrub Life
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Mortar & Pestle

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Capitol Hill Policy Wonks
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Show Me The Money!
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Solid Training Ground
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Culture Architects

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Solidly Upper-Middle-Class Comm Degrees
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Bookworm Elite
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Future Senators
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Footnote Masters
Passport Stamp Collectors International Relations
Future Ambassadors
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
SCOTUS Hopefuls
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Armchair Philosophers
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Sleeper Picks
Decolonizing the Curriculum Regional & Ethnic Studies
Area Experts
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
The Faithful Scholars
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Office Hours Regulars
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Polyglot Powerhouses

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions