Georgetown College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• 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.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,856 in 2009-2010 (1,617 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Georgetown provides on-campus housing for 1,269 of its 1,617 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

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

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

Georgetown offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (238 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (60 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (28 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (30 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Psychology