Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a Catholic and Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C. Georgetown promotes "intellectual rigor," "social justice," and "self-reflection." Note that Georgetown has more graduate students than undergraduates.

Affordability: Georgetown has a relatively low net price ($23,049) and meets 100% of demonstrated financial need through grants/scholarships, loans, and work-study. They do not offer merit-based aid. Most students do not take out student loans; according to NCES data, 22% of freshman borrowed an average of $7,863 in 2020-21. Georgetown is among the more affordable schools for lower-income families (household incomes below $48,000). 

Rankings: 

• #22 national research universities, U.S. News

• #27 colleges and universities, CollegeSimply

• #1 best Catholic colleges, #1 for International Relations, #2 for Accounting and Finance Niche

Popular Majors (NCES):

• International Relations 

• Political Science 

• Finance 

• Econometrics 

• Psychology 

• English 

• International Business 

Students, Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):

• 7,598 undergraduate students; 13,337 graduate students

• 12% acceptance rate

• 48% enrolled

• 95% graduation rate