Georgetown College

Georgetown College, also known as GC, is a private, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1829 by the Kentucky Legislature. GC offers a number of majors, minors, and academic programs in various fields. These programs are offered through several departments including Arts, Biology, Business Administration & Economics, Kinesiology, and Health Studies.

Georgetown College offers many opportunities for students to participate in useful extra-curricular activities through student organizations such as the Fine Arts Organizations, Honors Organizations, Service Organizations, Student Government Association, and The Georgetonian. Greek organizations on campus include Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Omicron, and Student Government Association.

Georgetown College Highlights

Where Georgetown College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Georgetown Students

The student enrollment at Georgetown was 1,903 in 2007 (1,574 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Georgetown participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Georgetown provides on-campus housing for 1,269 of its 1,574 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Georgetown Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Georgetown is in the Mid-South Conference for major sports.

Georgetown offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 132 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 58 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Georgetown Admissions (2007)

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