Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
13.5%
3,618 admitted
SAT · 50th
1480
Range 1405–1530
6-yr grad
94.0%
Retention 96.3%
Undergrads
7,908
11:1 S-F
Admissions
19.8% / 14.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications26,822
Overall admit rate13.5%
In-state admit rate19.8%
Out-of-state admit rate14.3%
Enrolled1,589 · 43.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist356 of 2,672
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1480
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1405–1530 · 78.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W710750760
Math700750780
Comp140514801530
ACT
255075
Comp323435
Cost & aid
$74,520
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$74,520
Fees$212
Room & board$22,180
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$58,163
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$33,272
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
96.3% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention96.3%
4-year graduation86.4%
6-year graduation94.0%
Enrollment
7,908
undergraduates
98.0% out-of-state · 133 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates7,908
First-year1,589
Transfer190
Full-time93%
Female59%
Out-of-state98.0%
International (freshmen)133
Rankings
#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: International Business
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: International Business#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1226
NicheBest Colleges in America#1726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#2426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#4126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#5326
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#6026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig East Conference7
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingD.C. colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/10 → 1-Apr → 1-May
Early action11/1 → 12/15 · restrictive
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 2 Math, 1 Sci, 2 FL, 2 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.applyweb.com/gtown/index.htm…
Admissions emailguadmiss@georgetown.edu
Admissions phone202-687-0100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Penn…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%10K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Brown University RI · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15407K
Northwestern University IL · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15409K
Boston College MA · Private (nonprofit)16.2%15009K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Georgetown University

24 years of Georgetown University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.