Overview
Established: 1789- Founder: John Carroll
- Religious affiliation: Catholic, Jesuit
- Type: Private
- President: John J. DeGioia
- Motto: Utraque Unum (“both into one”)
- Board of Directors Chair: William J. Doyle, (C’72)
- Size of Main and Medical Campuses: 54 buildings on 104 acres
Traditions
Colors: Blue and Gray
Nickname: The Hoyas
Cheer: Hoya Saxa (What Rocks)
Mascot: Jack the Bulldog
Academics
Schools within the university:
- Georgetown College
- Robert E. McDonough School of Business
- Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
- Georgetown Law
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing and Health Studies
- School of Continuing Studies
- McCourt School of Public Policy
Faculty and Staff (Fall 2021)
Main Campus
Full-time: 2,153
Part-time: 1,114
Total: 3,267
Law Center
Full-time: 652
Part-time: 234
Total: 886
Medical Center
Full-time: 996
Part-time: 182
Total: 1,178
University Services
Full-time: 1,209
Part-time:12
Total: 1,221
Source: Fall 2021 Faculty and Staff Official Statistics by Office of Assessment and Decision Support (OADS)
Degrees Awarded (Academic Year 2021)
Baccalaureate: 1,742
Masters: 3,926
Doctoral – Research/Scholarship: 160
Doctoral: Professional Practice: 854
Total**: 6,534
Source: 2017-18 Common Data Set
*Degrees awarded between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
**Total does not include 16 certificates/diplomas of at least one but less than two academic years.
Tuition (Fiscal Year 2022)
Undergraduate: $59,784
Graduate: $54,672
MBA: $60,694
Law: $69,280
Medicine: $56,586
Source: Tuition and Fee Schedule Approved by Georgetown’s Board of Directors
Applications, Acceptances and Enrollment (Fall 2021)
Undergraduate
Applications: 27,629
Admitted: 3,311
Enrolled: 1,585
Graduate
Applications: 12,964
Admitted: 6,347
Enrolled: 2,372
MBA (Full Time)
Applications: 1,625
Admitted: 782
Enrolled: 283
SCS
Applications: 2,094
Admitted: 1,328
Enrolled: 283
Medical Center
Applications: 17,882
Admitted: 429
Enrolled: 203
Law Center
Applications: 14,049
Admitted: 1,809
Enrolled: 558
Source: Annual Disclosure Report
Enrollment (Fall 2021)
Georgetown College
Undergraduate: 3,566
School of Foreign Service
Undergraduate: 1,618
Georgetown University in Qatar
Undergraduate: 434
McDonough School of Business
Undergraduate: 1,355
Graduate: 1,173
Graduate (Distance): 1426
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Undergraduate: 488
School of Continuing Studies
Undergraduate: 120
Graduate: 1,207
Graduate (Distance): 1,925
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate (MN): 2,609
Graduate (MC*): 860
Graduate (Distance): 769
McCourt School of Public Policy
Graduate: 535
Law Center
Graduate:978
Prof: 2,018
School of Medicine
Undergraduate: 17
*Professional: 832
Source: Official Enrollment Statistics Fall 2021 – Prepared by the Office of the University Registrar
*MN: Main Campus, MC: Medical Center, Prof: Professional
Research Funding
$279.9 million in research and development expenditures (FY21).
Source: NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey
Main Campus Library Holdings
Georgetown University Library in Numbers
Note: For the most recent data and results, please see the official site of the Office of Assessment and Decision Support.