Georgetown University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit university located in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. It was established as Georgetown College by Father John Carroll, in 1789, the same year as the U.S. Constitution. But the school's history dates back to 1634.

Georgetown University is the nation's oldest Catholic university. Today, the school is a major international research university with a diverse student body.

The main campus is known for the famous Healy Hall and spreads across an area of 104 acres.

The U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools for 2010 ranks the Law Center as No. 14 in the country. The Law Center retained its No. 1 rank among top clinical training programs and in part-time law programs. McDonough School of Business moved up three spots in MBA rankings to No. 19 in 2009.

The university offers various degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

• Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS)
• Georgetown College
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Law Center
• Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business (MSB)
• School of Continuing Studies (SCS)
• School of Medicine (SOM)
• School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS)

More than 300 international undergraduates attend Georgetown annually for study abroad. The university is home to more than 170 registered student organizations and has an active Greek life--with several fraternities and sororities.

Georgetown University has 27 Hoya teams competing in NCAA Division I Athletics as members of the Big East Conference and Patriot League. The Hoyas have nationally recognized programs in men's and women's basketball and lacrosse and men's soccer.

Among the notable alumni of Georgetown University are Bill Clinton, former President of the United States; King Abdullah II of Jordan; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines; Alex Buzbee, professional foot ball player with the Washington Redskins; Pat Buchanan, former Presidential advisor, nationally syndicated political pundit; Simcha Dinitz, former Israel Ambassador to the United States; George Mitchell, former Senate Majority Leader, special envoy; General David Patraeus; Pearl Bailey, singer, entertainer; film and stage star John Barrymore; and Conde Montrose Nast, founder of Conde Nast Publications.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law, liberal arts, science, and religion and philosophy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 15,318 in 2009-2010 (15,472 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students and graduate students are 51%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% 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 5,053 of its 15,472 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 24 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Patriot League), basketball (Big East Conference), baseball (Big East Conference), and track (Big East Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 158 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 113 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Georgetown offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (741 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (201 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

LAW (1,038 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (1,635 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Western European Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (47 awarded)

• Mathematical Statistics and Probability
• Mathematics

MEDIA (58 awarded)

• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (60 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• International Public Health/International Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

MEDICINE (196 awarded)

• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (173 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (46 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (590 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Biotechnology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Microbiology
• Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Science, Technology and Society

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (79 awarded)

• Psychology