By the Numbers
Some facts and figures from the 2008-2009 academic year.
The Class of '09
- 1,734 seniors graduating
- 50 states represented
- 64 other nations represented
- 1 Truman fellow
- 2 Fulbright fellows
- 62,996 courses taken
- 190,269 credit hours earned
- 66: The age of the oldest student
- 20: The age of the youngest student
- 350: The number of music, theater and dance performances staged in
- 60: The number of seniors who have taken leadership roles in the Center for Social Justice
- 121 varsity athletes, of which 58 Big East Academic All-Stars
- 6 Big East championships
- 20 All-Americans or Academic All-Americans
The School of Medicine's Class of '09
- 194 graduating (105 men, 89 women)
- 26: The age of the youngest graduate
- 38: The age of the oldest graduate
- 40 states represented
Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall served:
- 7,854 gallons of ice cream
- 217,600 chicken breasts
- 172,890 apples
- 136,000 pounds of bananas
- 54,400 pounds of chicken fingers
- 167,960 pounds of deli turkey
- 176,800 slices of bacon served
- 11,760 pints of cherry tomatoes
- 29,920 pounds of romaine lettuce served
- 154,600 of Red Bliss potatoes
Sustainability
- 17: Georgetown University's carbon footprint (metric tons of carbon dioxide per 1,000 square feet)
- 1,140 tons: The amount of waste recycled each year, about 30 percent of the total waste
The Georgetown University Bookstore sold:
- Over 41,178 used textbooks, saving students $425,461
- For every 10 textbooks sold we sell 3 used ones
- 138,000 articles of clothing and 101,000 gift items, all sporting the Georgetown logo
Lauinger Library:
- 352,344 items checked out
- 866,913 visited the library
- 1,843,962 searches of the online catalog
- 2,071,145 visits to the library web site
Faith and Service:
- 565 went on a retreat
- 2,485 trips were taken in Center for Social Justice vans
- 94,238 miles were traveled by Center for Social Justice vans
- 188 students volunteered for the DC Public Schools project
- More than 600 Georgetown undergraduates provided service in the D.C. public schools
Campus Life
- Almost 600 students involved in club sport activities this year.
- Approximately 575 events sponsored by student organizations
- Over 1000 students, faculty, staff and members of the general public went on 100 Outdoor Education trips throughout the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida.
- Outdoor Education also ran International trips to: Fiji, Nicaragua, Greece, and Egypt
