Georgetown University
Washington, DC
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,395
Graduate Enrollment: 13,337
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 11.98%
Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)
First generation college students: 16.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2012)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 84.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 80.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 75.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 72.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 50.0%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 8.0%
Asian: 13.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.8%
Non-resident alien: 14.4%
Unknown race: 2.7%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 8.0%
Asian: 13.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.8%
Non-resident alien: 14.4%
Unknown race: 2.7%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $59,760
In-State tuition: $59,957Out-of-State tuition: $59,957
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $17,758 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,600 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,159 (2006)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,687 (2006)
Average Family Income: $115,913 (2017)
Median Family Income: $78,301 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 13.0%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 21.3%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $15,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $164 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $596 |
| $30k-48k | $3,182 |
| $48k-75k | $10,579 |
| $75k-110k | $20,072 |
| $110k+ | $42,751 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 90%6-year graduation rate: 95%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $15,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $11,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 90.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 92.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 91.9% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 80.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 75.3% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $69,193 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $88,039 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 17 | $77,997 ($6,500) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 103 | $866 | $56,873 ($4,739) | $83,492 ($6,958) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Area Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 13 | $17,000 | $180 | ||
| Master's Degree | Journalism. | 15 | $54,235 ($4,520) | |||
| Master's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 178 | $559 | $83,033 ($6,919) | $90,296 ($7,525) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Science. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 47 | $16,007 | $167 | $88,334 ($7,361) | $126,103 ($10,509) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 102 | $465 | $126,052 ($10,504) | $132,593 ($11,049) | |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 12 | $745 | |||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 90 | $16,500 | $170 | $50,865 ($4,239) | $56,857 ($4,738) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 22 | $51,012 ($4,251) | $74,547 ($6,212) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 34 | $25,000 | $77,415 ($6,451) | $100,387 ($8,366) | |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 14 | $85,494 ($7,125) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 58 | $17,500 | $184 | $33,644 ($2,804) | $51,400 ($4,283) |
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 60 | $712 | $60,895 ($5,075) | $76,219 ($6,352) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 38 | $815 | $55,208 ($4,601) | $73,570 ($6,131) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 305 | $887 | $28,821 ($2,402) | $64,183 ($5,349) | |
| Master's Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Pharmacology and Toxicology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 33 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biotechnology. | 55 | $887 | $69,627 ($5,802) | $97,295 ($8,108) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 162 | $16,500 | $164 | $77,870 ($6,489) | $92,475 ($7,706) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 138 | $792 | $72,404 ($6,034) | $93,679 ($7,807) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 244 | $17,500 | $186 | $46,179 ($3,848) | $70,549 ($5,879) |
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 305 | $846 | $79,481 ($6,623) | $108,290 ($9,024) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 270 | $16,500 | $163 | $52,404 ($4,367) | $74,225 ($6,185) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 44 | $746 | $58,414 ($4,868) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 23 | $13,266 | $141 | $38,856 ($3,238) | $52,967 ($4,414) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 35 | $17,500 | $186 | $68,894 ($5,741) | $108,898 ($9,075) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 43 | $920 | $90,762 ($7,564) | $103,988 ($8,666) | |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 9 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 186 | $2,835 | $62,675 ($5,223) | $84,254 ($7,021) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 21 | $12,000 | $127 | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 17 | $999 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 22 | $17,417 | $148 | $80,792 ($6,733) | $84,513 ($7,043) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 300 | $1,446 | $109,479 ($9,123) | $108,576 ($9,048) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 7 | $2,417 | $110,294 ($9,191) | ||
| Master's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 67 | $16,422 | $159 | $73,760 ($6,147) | $88,049 ($7,337) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 629 | $1,120 | $136,285 ($11,357) | $152,959 ($12,747) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 72 | $17,500 | $186 | $80,188 ($6,682) | $127,971 ($10,664) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 217 | $16,877 | $167 | $94,184 ($7,849) | $126,672 ($10,556) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 70 | $846 | $106,212 ($8,851) | $127,415 ($10,618) | |
| Master's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 23 | $52,485 ($4,374) | |||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 44 | $678 | $74,303 ($6,192) | $111,595 ($9,300) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 65 | $14,447 | $153 | $91,940 ($7,662) | $101,821 ($8,485) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 11 | $69,932 ($5,828) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 24 | $17,500 | $186 | $36,429 ($3,036) | $61,644 ($5,137) |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 33 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 26 | $17,500 | $186 | $64,611 ($5,384) | |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 11 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 660 | $1,846 | $164,429 ($13,702) | $146,922 ($12,244) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 609 | $1,103 | $116,802 ($9,734) | $142,966 ($11,914) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Legal Support Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 22 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 61 | $17,500 | $186 | $78,101 ($6,508) | |
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 47 | $106,924 ($8,910) | $109,762 ($9,147) | ||
| Master's Degree | Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | 47 | $757 | $82,248 ($6,854) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 34 | $14,750 | $156 | $14,852 ($1,238) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 33 | $12,498 | $140 | $41,439 ($3,453) | |
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 28 | $1,186 | $56,157 ($4,680) | $74,286 ($6,191) | |
| Master's Degree | Museology/Museum Studies. | 16 | $1,036 | $43,864 ($3,655) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Science, Technology and Society. | 79 | $13,250 | $144 | $56,076 ($4,673) | $90,077 ($7,506) |
| Master's Degree | Science, Technology and Society. | 53 | $91,659 ($7,638) | |||
| Master's Degree | Computational Science. | 47 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 153 | $636 | $49,124 ($4,094) | $73,539 ($6,128) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 93 | $17,500 | $186 | $47,986 ($3,999) | $63,369 ($5,281) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security. | 53 | $707 | $75,484 ($6,290) | $93,772 ($7,814) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 174 | $1,133 | $77,724 ($6,477) | $99,796 ($8,316) | |
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 60 | $895 | $114,761 ($9,563) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 57 | $78,397 ($6,533) | $113,090 ($9,424) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 90 | $17,000 | $180 | $75,273 ($6,273) | $95,343 ($7,945) |
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 165 | $490 | $113,311 ($9,443) | $137,055 ($11,421) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 39 | $16,640 | $176 | $49,694 ($4,141) | |
| Master's Degree | History. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 12 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $144,657Full time faculty: 45%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0
School's endowment start of year: $1,863,711,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,592,048,000 (2022)