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Exploration & Discovery

We are restless seekers in a complex world. We question knowledge, connect ideas and produce new insights. Grounded in our Jesuit tradition of people for others, we translate inquiry into action. Here, you’ll discover innovative solutions to the world’s most challenging problems, energized by a passionate community of students and faculty.

A Testimonial

Jada Bullen

“When I look back, this is what I’m good at – trying new endeavors, testing the boundaries of my comfort zone. I live in that space of perpetual discovery and I stand indebted to Georgetown for offering all these pathways, all of these roads ‘less traveled by’.”

280+ Areas of Study At the undergraduate and graduate levels
10 Schools Offering graduate and undergraduate degrees
5,394 Questions Answered by librarians in 2024
Sam Balthazard

Investigate Our World

Ask big questions, gather data and synthesize it. Georgetown offers many opportunities to contribute to the creation of new knowledge and solutions through research — including undergraduate fellowships that offer a funded journey of inquiry and discovery.

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Examine Complexities

Whatever you study at Georgetown, you’ll engage in meaningful conversation about the questions that matter today. And as you explore, you’ll learn to examine everything through a lens of interconnectedness — how solutions to problems touch lives in different ways.

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Examine Complexities

Georgetown is an incubator for new, more relevant ways of teaching and learning. Teams of researchers and students hatch ideas for programs you can take. Here are a few opportunities.
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Study Across Disciplines

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Get Real World Experience

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Prepare for Meaningful Work