Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Georgetown requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1585 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Georgetown. Among these students, 1,007 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 609 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1480
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 3311 admitted students 1007 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
64%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1410-1550. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 700 and 770, while 25% scored below 700 and another 25% scored above 770.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 710 and 780, while 25% scored below 710 and 25% achieved a score of 780. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1480 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Georgetown.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 5% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
700-770 -
Math
710-780
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
34
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 3311 admitted students 609 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
38%
Similar to the SAT, Georgetown requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 38% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 32 and 35, with 25% scoring above 35 and another 25% scoring below 32.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.
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English
34-36 -
Math
30-35 -
Composite
32-35
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$75
Undergraduate$90
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Georgetown during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Georgetown received a total of 27,629 applications. These applications included 10,673 male applicants and 16,833 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 27,629 applicants, Georgetown admitted 3,311 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,350 males and 1,951 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,585 students chose to enroll at Georgetown. This means that 1,585 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 634 were male and 951 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Georgetown had an overall acceptance rate of 12% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 13% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 12%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Georgetown had an overall yield rate of 48% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 47%, and for female admitted students, it was 49%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Georgetown over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Georgetown University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Georgetown University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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