Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 7,569 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 13%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $33,661per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 95%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $110,51610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Students in the Walsh School of Foreign Service must reach proficiency in a second language to graduate.
Source: Undergraduate Core Curriculum | SFS | Georgetown University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 13%About 1 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1390–1550Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 31–35Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Georgetown University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 13%3,618 admitted of 26,822 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 17%356 admitted of 2,043 who stayed on the wait list (2,672 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1405–153078% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 32–3532% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 87%97% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
Important
- Interview
- Activities
Considered
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $33,661full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $92,563sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $71,338Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 95%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 97%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $110,51610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,746federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,569Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 13%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 16%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- American University Washington, DC — admits 62%
- George Washington University Washington, DC — admits 47%
- Howard University Washington, DC — admits 41%
- Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA — admits 48%
Also worth a look
- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 12%
- Northwestern University Evanston, IL — admits 8%
- Tufts University Medford, MA — admits 11%
- Howard University Washington, DC — admits 41%
- Cornell University Ithaca, NY — admits 9%
- Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA — admits 14%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Georgetown University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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