Georgetown University Business Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Georgetown University Rankings

We have ranked Georgetown as #23 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Out of the 6 colleges in District of Columbia, it is ranked at #1.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Georgetown has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Georgetown.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Georgetown has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#2	Best International Business Schools	College Factual
#5	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#20	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#23	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Georgetown University?

Contact details for Georgetown are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	37Th And O St Nw, Washington, DC 20057-0001
Phone:	202-687-0100
Website:	www.georgetown.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/georgetownuniv
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/georgetown

How Do I Get Into Georgetown?

You can apply to Georgetown online at: https://uapply.georgetown.edu/register/firstyearapplication#

Admission Requirements for Georgetown

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgetown?

The acceptance rate at Georgetown is 17%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 16%.

Average Test Scores

About 75% of students accepted to Georgetown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 690 and 790.

Georgetown received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 33 and 36. Math scores were between 29 and 34. Composite scores were between 31 and 35.

Can I Afford Georgetown University?

The overall average net price of Georgetown is $61,097. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Georgetown, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $7,431 a year. That adds up to $29,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgetown is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Georgetown University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,357 undergraduate students at Georgetown, with 6,610 being full-time and 747 being part-time.

There are also 12,014 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,610 full-time undergraduates at Georgetown, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgetown University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	807
Black or African American	444
Hispanic or Latino	639
White	3,218
International Students	964
Other Races/Ethnicities	538

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgetown University. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 123 countries are represented at Georgetown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Georgetown University

In 2019-2020, 19,371 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Georgetown has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgetown

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgetown University was $57,928 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Georgetown is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Real Estate	#7	#7
Real Estate	#7	#7
Finance	#63	#63

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgetown Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgetown University was $57,928 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Georgetown is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Real Estate	#1	#1
Real Estate	#1	#1
Finance	#51	#51
Finance & Financial Management	#60	#60

Online Growth Rankings of Georgetown

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgetown University was 188.8%. This is the #250 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Georgetown regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Georgetown ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Real Estate	#1
Real Estate	#1
Finance	#7
Finance & Financial Management	#12

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Georgetown University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	61	258	0	319
Finance	195	102	0	297
Management Science	0	172	0	172
Real Estate	0	169	0	169
General Economics	114	34	10	158
Tax Law/Taxation	0	118	0	118
International Business/Trade/Commerce	71	37	0	108
Public Relations	0	89	0	89
Information Resources Management	75	0	0	75
Accounting	72	0	0	72
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	68	0	68
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	68	0	68
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	67	0	67
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	67	0	0	67
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1	65	0	66
Project Management	0	60	0	60
Development Economics & International Development	0	47	0	47
Interior Design Management	0	46	0	46
International Economics	36	0	0	36
Applied Economics	0	24	0	24
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	10	0	10
International & Intercultural Communication	0	0	0	0
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	692	1,434	10	2,136

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.