University

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Georgetown University is a private research university located in Washington, District of Columbia, with its main campus at 37th and O Streets, N.W. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States and operates in the Jesuit tradition of education. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across its schools, and first-year undergraduates apply to one of its undergraduate schools, including Georgetown College, the Walsh School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business, and the School of Nursing and School of Health.

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Direct application
Testing policy: Test required (2025–2026)
In-state tuition: $68,017
Out-of-state tuition: $68,017
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 7,569

Website Admissions Financial aid

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

13.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 7,908 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 7,372 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 536 students

First-year admission

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Physical Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

View deadlines from earlier years

2025–2026

Restrictive early action · 2025–2026
2025-11-01 — Early Action. Non-binding, but "Students applying under the Early Action program shall not apply to any binding Early Decision programs." Applicants may apply to other Early Action or Regular Decision programs. Decisions released by December 15; admitted students have until May 1 to reply.

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

4 essays

Two 250-word short essays, one 650-word personal/creative essay, and one 500-word school-specific essay.

2026–2027

Required · First-year applicants
Briefly discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved.
Limit: 250 words — Required Georgetown short essay 1.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/
Required · First-year applicants
In all our lives, we interact with people who hold different viewpoints than our own. Describe such an event you experienced. What did you learn from the experience?
Limit: 250 words — Required Georgetown short essay 2.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $80
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required
Value: 4 essays
Two 250-word short essays, one 650-word personal/creative essay, and one 500-word school-specific essay.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/
Retrieved 2026-09-03 — Official Georgetown 2026–27 writing supplement requirements.
Secondary source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports financial_aid_url

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

3,618 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

1,589 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

The CDS leaves C11 and C12 blank and does not report GPA percentiles.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 78%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 32%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 700 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 32 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 11:1

Source: Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-08-31

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: sha256:7166516c352f733179a65dd9af5e266829ff0b09f396fcfd779c007f30bb9571 · Import: cds-2026-08-v11

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Information Systems and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Science, Technology and Society

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, General

Social Sciences

Sociology

Social Sciences

Regular decision · 2025–2026

2026-01-01 — Regular Decision. Decisions released by April 1; enrollment deposit due May 1.

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year-application/

Financial aid · 2025–2026

2026-02-01 — Recommended application deadline for first-year applicants: FAFSA and CSS Profile due February 1; federal tax returns as soon as possible but no later than February 1.

https://finaid.georgetown.edu/undergrad/first-year/

Required · First-year applicants

As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief personal or creative essay which you feel best describes you and reflects on your personal background and individual experiences, skills, and talents.

Limit: 650 words — Required Georgetown personal/creative essay; Common App personal statement may be used.

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/

Required · First-year applicants

School-specific essay (choose the prompt for your intended school): College of Arts & Sciences—describe your interest in studying in the College of Arts & Sciences. McCourt School of Public Policy—describe your primary motivations for studying public policy at Georgetown and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future related to public service. Earth Commons Institute—describe your primary motivations for studying environment and sustainability at Georgetown to effect positive change. Berkley School of Nursing—describe the factors that have influenced your interest in studying Nursing at Georgetown. School of Health—describe the factors that influenced your interest in studying health care at Georgetown, specifically addressing your intended related major. Walsh School of Foreign Service—describe your primary motivations for studying international affairs at Georgetown and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future in global service. McDonough School of Business—describe your primary motivations for studying business at Georgetown.

Limit: 500 words — Required school-specific essay; prompt varies by intended school.

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/application-requirements-and-forms/

2025–2026

Application fee · Required
Value: 80
"A Non-refundable Application Fee of $80.00 - payable in USD."
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
Teacher evaluations · Required
Value: 1
One Teacher's Recommendation required.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
Counselor recommendation · Required
Counselor recommendation submitted as part of the Secondary School Report.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/preparation-process/
Supplemental essays · Required
Georgetown Application Supplement (writing supplement) includes required essays; specific prompts are presented within the application portal and are not published verbatim on Georgetown's public admissions pages.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
Interview · Required
After an application is submitted, Georgetown schedules the required interview with a member of the applicant's local Alumni Admissions Committee, where available.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
Secondary school report · Required
Secondary School Report (including official transcript), submitted by the school counselor.
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/
CSS Profile · Required
CSS Profile required to be considered for Georgetown University Scholarship aid (CSS school code 5244); due February 1.
https://finaid.georgetown.edu/undergrad/first-year/
FAFSA · Required
FAFSA required for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (Georgetown FAFSA school code 001445); due February 1.
https://finaid.georgetown.edu/undergrad/first-year/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports application_platforms

https://www.georgetown.edu/news/georgetown-announces-new-undergraduate-admissions-processes/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports testing_policy

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/preparation-process/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/early-action/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://finaid.georgetown.edu/undergrad/first-year/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/preparation-process/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://finaid.georgetown.edu/undergrad/first-year/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year-application/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports description

https://www.georgetown.edu/about/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports admissions_url

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?131496

Retrieved 2026-06-10