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Georgetown University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

One but less than two years certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

District of Columbia

37TH AND O ST NWWASHINGTON, DC 20057

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$23,049

12%

20984

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

10-Jan

Hard

3.57

1121

Georgetown is a highly rated private, Catholic university located in Washington, D.C. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 7,213 undergraduate students. Admissions is extremely competitive as the Georgetown acceptance rate is 12%. Popular majors include International Relations, Political Science and Government, and Finance. Graduating 95% of students, Georgetown alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $65,200.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Georgetown University is more than 100% lower than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

American University36.10%
Howard University36.10%
Catholic University of America85.40%
Bowie State University79.70%
University of Maryland-Baltimore County61.00%