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Georgetown University

Georgetown University
37th and O Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20057


Fax number: (202) 687-6660
Website: https://www.georgetown.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 97%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 1140 men, 851 women
Full-time faculty: 580 men, 533 women
Part-time faculty: 560 men, 318 women
Graduation rate: 96% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Resources Management
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Economics
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Diplomas

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Long Term Care Administration/Management
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Doctorates

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Islamic Studies
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Biochemistry
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
Master's Degrees

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • American Government and Politics (United States)
  • Applied Economics
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
  • Behavioral Aspects of Health
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies
  • Epidemiology
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • German Language and Literature
  • Gerontology
  • Health Law
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Resources Management
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Intelligence, General
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Studies
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Military Technologies and Applied Sciences, Other
  • Molecular Biochemistry
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Western European Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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