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Georgetown University, District of Columbia

Overview of Georgetown University

Georgetown is located in a large city, in Washington, District of Columbia. The school is officially a Roman Catholic school. Georgetown is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degree levels at the school top out at the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students at Georgetown often study science, law, and liberal arts.

Georgetown Selectivity

The admissions department at the school does not accept all those who apply. In 2005, 78% of applicants were rejected at Georgetown. Most students' verbal SAT scores were in the range of 640 to 750 in 2005. A quarter of students admitted in 2005 scored 740 or higher on the math SAT. It's not unusual for students to find their classmates include those from other parts of the country.

Faculty

Students at the school benefit from the low student/teacher ratio. The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, the school tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

Georgetown offers classes to 13,652 students (12,792 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

Many students live in housing on or near campus. Georgetown does offer meal plans to students. Students sports include formal participation in Big East Conference and Patriot League competitions.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Georgetown

Georgetown University
37th and O St NW
Washington, DC 20057
General Phone: (202) 687-0100
Admissions Phone: (202) 687-3600
Financial Aid Phone: (202) 687-4547
http://www.georgetown.edu

Georgetown Programs and Degrees (2005)

Georgetown awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts1,469international relations, political science, English, economics, liberal arts and sciences, Spanish language, history, linguistics, ...
Law1,034law, legal research
Business And Management601business management, finance, accounting, marketing, international business, CIO training
Science439physiology, science and society, biology, biochem/biophysics/molecular biology, physics, chemistry, microbiology, biological and biomedical sciences, ...
Medicine215medicine, health professions, neuroscience
Family And Social Work172public policy analysis
Nursing And Emergency Medicine147registered nursing
Therapy And Counseling85psychology
Religion And Philosophy30philosophy, religion
Mathematics24mathematics
Art Studies21art studies
Medical Adminstration13health care administration
Computer Science And Engineering11computer science
Education And Teaching11ESL instruction
Medical Assistant And Technician4ophthalmic tech, radiation therapist

Number of programs and degrees for Georgetown in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Master's degree1,70534
Bachelor's degree1,67943
First-professional degree8102
Doctor's degree8019
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years21

Georgetown Student Body

In 2005, Georgetown had a total enrollment of 13,652 students (12,792 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men49%
Women51%
Full-Time99%
Part-Time1%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate51%
Graduate31%
First Professional18%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White59%
Black6%
Hispanic4%
Asian9%
American Indian0%
Other Races10%
(Foreign Students)11%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1922%
20-2122%
22-2418%
25-2923%
30-348%
35-393%
40-492%
50-641%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
New York12%
New Jersey10%
California10%
Pennsylvania8%
Foreign countries7%
Maryland7%
Massachusetts5%
Connecticut4%
Virginia4%
Florida4%
Texas3%
Illinois3%
Ohio2%
Georgia1%
State unknown1%
Washington1%
North Carolina1%
Wisconsin1%
Arizona1%
New Hampshire1%
Michigan1%
Missouri1%
Colorado1%
District of Columbia1%
Alabama1%
Rhode Island1%
Indiana1%
Tennessee1%
Minnesota1%
Oregon1%

Georgetown Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time97 %
Part-Time92 %

Georgetown Room and Board (2005)

Georgetown offers campus housing for 5,053 of its 12,792 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Washington, District of Columbia for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school offers students a meal plan with 21 meals per week.

Georgetown Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total15,2853,28622%1,55147%
Men6,6661,54523%76750%
Women8,6191,74120%78445%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal640750
SAT Math650740
ACT Verbal2834
ACT Math2731
ACT Composite2732

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrequired
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencerecommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT95%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT7%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

Admissions Phone Number: (202) 687-3600

Georgetown Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 32,024
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 32,024
Room and board$ 11,159
Room charge$ 7,410
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,749
Books and supplies$ 980
Other expenses$ 1,687

Financial Aid:
Georgetown participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 144500)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (202) 687-4547

Georgetown Faculty

Georgetown has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year4$170,4731*
Associate professorcalendar year2*4$76,967
Assistant professorcalendar year7$60,73422$76,104
Instructorcalendar year2*12$75,806
All faculty totalcalendar year15$103,79839$79,014

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year227$122,57869$121,300
Associate professoracademic year128$84,35995$80,696
Assistant professoracademic year104$66,06582$62,394
Instructoracademic year16$63,88146$48,940
All faculty totalacademic year475$97,928292$80,149

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Georgetown Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballPatriot League
BasketballBig East Conference
BaseballBig East Conference
TrackBig East Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total146101247
Football40040
Track162137
Basketball101222
Baseball14014
All Other Sports6668134

Georgetown Degree Programs (2005)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Finance, General
Information Resources Management/CIO Training
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Marketing/Marketing Management, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Public Policy Analysis

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other

LIBERAL ARTS
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Comparative Literature
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Economics
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science and Government, General
Portuguese Language and Literature
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Western European Studies

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist

MEDICINE
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE
Biochemistry
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry, General
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
Microbiology, General
Pharmacology
Physics, General
Physiology, General
Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Psychology, General

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Georgetown Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Georgetown Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Georgetown % of students from other states
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Georgetown Salaries of full-time faculty
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Georgetown Student SAT scores
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Georgetown Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%Georgetown Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Georgetown Number of students
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 8%Georgetown % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Georgetown % of degrees in law
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Georgetown Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Georgetown % of degrees in science
Male % of student body
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%Georgetown Male % of student body
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 18%Georgetown % students on athletic fin. aid
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%Georgetown Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Roman Catholic affiliation
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
NCAA athletic conference member

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