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Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia · Private, a large city · 7,569 undergraduates

Affiliated with Roman Catholic.

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Is it hard to get into Georgetown?

The middle half of admitted students scored in these ranges: a quarter scored lower, a quarter higher. Fall 2024 admissions, from the College Scorecard.

Acceptance rate
12.9%
25,485 applied
SAT, middle half
1390 to 1550
Reading plus math, out of 1600
ACT, middle half
31 to 35
Composite, out of 36
Test scores this year
Required
48% of admitted students enrolled
What they look at
  • High school GPARequired
  • Class rankConsidered
  • Courses takenRequired
  • College-prep programConsidered
  • RecommendationsRequired
  • EssayRequired
  • PortfolioConsidered

How much does Georgetown cost?

Sticker prices and what students actually paid after grants, by family income. A year means tuition, fees, room, board, books and other costs.

Tuition and fees
$71,338
A full year, sticker price
$92,563
Living on campus
Average price after grants
$33,661
Students who got federal aid

What a year cost, by family income

Family incomeAverage paid after grants
Under $30,000$10,252
$30,001 to $48,000$11,607
$48,001 to $75,000$15,746
$75,001 to $110,000$21,247
Over $110,000$60,179
Room and board on campus
$21,202 a year
Books and supplies
$1,200 a year
The school's own grants
35% of full-time first-years get one, averaging $45,594

Tuition over the years

Tuition and fees for a year, as reported to the federal government.

$0K$21K$42K$63K$84K201220142016201820202022Georgetown

How much do Georgetown students borrow?

Federal student loans only, for students who borrowed.

Typical debt at graduation
$14,746
About $168 a month over ten years
Students who borrow
17.7%
Get a Pell Grant
12.8%
Federal grant for lower-income families
Over 25 when they start
5.4%

What do Georgetown graduates earn?

Typical yearly pay of everyone who started here with federal aid, whatever they studied and whether or not they finished.

Six years after starting
$86,889
Ten years after starting
$110,516
Middle half: $70,910 to $178,064
Best-paid program, five years out
$174,282
Finance and Financial Management Services
Lowest-paid program, five years out
$73,297
Sociology

Do Georgetown students finish?

Of the students who started full time, first time.

Back for second year
96.8%
Graduate in six years
94.3%
The four-year figure is for a later, smaller group, so it is not shown
After eight years
94% graduated
4% transferred, 0% still enrolled

Who goes to Georgetown?

Women
59%
First in their family at college
16.1%
Part-time
4.9%
Students per teacher
11
Background
White 46%, Hispanic 6%, Black 5%, Asian 15%, Two or more 6%, International 13%
Housing
Campus housing, 5,340 beds

What do Georgetown graduates earn, by program?

Every bachelor's program the school awards, with what its graduates earn and owe. The government hides pay for small programs, so some rows have no figure.

Computer science

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Computer Science111$105,663$150,069$13,147

Business and commerce

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Accounting and Related Services96Hidden$163,654$16,035
Business Administration, Management and Operations92Hidden$134,123$8,125
Finance and Financial Management Services459$126,622$174,282$13,088
International Business143Hidden$162,214$13,500
Management Information Systems and Services0Hidden$152,450Hidden
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods179$112,700Hidden$12,000
Marketing113$88,544$101,321$16,000

Nursing

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing54$95,242HiddenHidden

Health sciences and kinesiology

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Health and Medical Administrative Services60HiddenHidden$11,000
Public Health63HiddenHiddenHidden

Life sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology31HiddenHiddenHidden
Biology, General127$32,544$78,167$13,750
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology17HiddenHiddenHidden
Natural Resources Conservation and Research0HiddenHiddenHidden
Neurobiology and Neurosciences70HiddenHidden$14,970

Math and physical sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Chemistry16HiddenHiddenHidden
Mathematics88HiddenHidden$19,000
Physics33HiddenHiddenHidden

Social sciences

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Anthropology24HiddenHiddenHidden
Area Studies41HiddenHiddenHidden
Economics357$85,753$147,644$15,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies23HiddenHiddenHidden
International Relations and National Security Studies572$58,983$88,332$13,500
Political Science and Government550$60,775$91,274$13,500
Psychology, General195$47,774$80,681$12,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication0HiddenHiddenHidden
Social Sciences, General133HiddenHidden$13,500
Sociology59$49,561$73,297$12,400

Arts and humanities

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics30HiddenHiddenHidden
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8HiddenHiddenHidden
English Language and Literature, General113$49,940$79,415$15,625
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4HiddenHiddenHidden
History96Hidden$84,848$19,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services55Hidden$76,099$13,295
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics4HiddenHiddenHidden
Philosophy36HiddenHiddenHidden
Religion/Religious Studies16HiddenHiddenHidden
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics39HiddenHiddenHidden
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics8HiddenHiddenHidden

Fine and performing arts

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft6HiddenHiddenHidden
Fine and Studio Arts36HiddenHiddenHidden
Music9HiddenHiddenHidden

General arts and science (major chosen later)

ProgramGraduatesPay, one year outPay, five years outDebt
Biological and Physical Sciences69HiddenHidden$15,250
International/Globalization Studies69HiddenHidden$16,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities42Hidden$120,018Hidden
Medieval and Renaissance Studies3HiddenHiddenHidden
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution57Hidden$81,159$12,500
Science, Technology and Society0$78,275$111,294Hidden

Compare Georgetown with other universities

Side by side: acceptance rates, scores, costs and pay.

Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Test policy: the school's page (opens in a new tab). Tuition history, housing and the school's own grants: the federal IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) survey.

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