About Georgetown University

Georgetown University

:round_pushpin: Washington, DC • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 13%

Georgetown is a private university in Washington, District of Columbia. GU was founded in 1789 and enrolls 24,038 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 24,038
Campus Setting city
Admission rate 13%
Tuition and fees
In State $65,081
Out-of-State $65,081
Paying For College

See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to GU, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 700 740 770
SAT Math 690 760 780
ACT Composite 32 33 34
ACT English 34 35 35
ACT Math 29 32 35
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Application type Deadline
Early Action Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending GU.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $64,896 $64,896
Fees $185 $185
Room and Board $19,750 $19,750
Books $1,200 $1,200
Total (Before Financial Aid): $86,031 $86,031

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Law 684
International Relations and Affairs 283 349
Finance, General 236 148
Business Administration and Management, General 49 303 0
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 65 266
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 30 233 26
Political Science and Government, General 203 35 8
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 229 7
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 184 34 10
Real Estate 205
Medicine 197
Physiology, General 196 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 93 95
Intelligence, General 182
Computational Science 174
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 166
Management Science 152
Tax Law/Taxation 144
Psychology, General 100 0 4
International Business/Trade/Commerce 72 28
Information Technology Project Management 98
Public Relations/Image Management 97
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 89
Computer Science 56 26 4
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 86
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law 84
Public Policy Analysis, General 83
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 79
International Public Health/International Health 34 42 0
English Language and Literature, General 55 21
Political Economy 69 6
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 72
Linguistics 23 40 8
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 63
Project Management 59
Business Statistics 57
History, General 48 1 6
Accounting 55
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 53
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 28 22
Mathematics, General 49
Biomedical Sciences, General 33 15 0
East Asian Studies 46
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 45
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 22 6 10
Chemistry, General 8 12 17
International/Globalization Studies 34
Mathematics and Statistics 33
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 31 2
Neurobiology and Anatomy 32
Biological and Physical Sciences 32
Sociology, General 32
Education, General 31
Biotechnology 29
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 29 0
Health Law 29
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 21 0 7
Philosophy 22 2 4
Neuroscience 19 8
Nurse Anesthetist 27
International Law and Legal Studies 27
History, Other 26
American/United States Studies/Civilization 25
Spanish Language and Literature 10 10 3
Physics, General 15 3 5
Journalism 23
Molecular Biochemistry 21 1
Western European Studies 22
Latin American Studies 22
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 18
Environmental Studies 21
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 20
Pharmacology 15 5
Biostatistics 16 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 19
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 19
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 18
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 17
Applied Economics 16
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 15
Oncology and Cancer Biology 6 9
Public Administration 14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 14
Development Economics and International Development 14
Museology/Museum Studies 13
Anthropology, General 13
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 13
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 12 0
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law 12
Biochemistry 12
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 11
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 11
Bioinformatics 11
Educational/Instructional Technology 10
Behavioral Aspects of Health 9
Women’s Studies 9
Microbiology and Immunology 5 3
Medical Informatics 8
Environmental Biology 8
Religion/Religious Studies 7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 7
Religion/Religious Studies, Other 0 7
French Language and Literature 6
Music, General 6
Gerontology 6
Biophysics 5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5
German Language and Literature 1 1 2
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 4
Art/Art Studies, General 4
Epidemiology 4
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 3
Medical Science/Scientist 3
African-American/Black Studies 3
Arabic Language and Literature 2 0 0
Chinese Language and Literature 2
Italian Language and Literature 2
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2
Russian Language and Literature 1
Italian Studies 1
Japanese Language and Literature 1
Information Resources Management 0 1
Comparative Literature 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release