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First Year Accepted Students' Profile

2008-2009 Early Action Admission Experience

  Georgetown College Foreign Service School Business School Nursing and Health School Total
Applied 3496 1290 1019 396 6201
Accepted 616 248 178 80 1122
Acceptance Rate 18 18 18 20 18
Percentile Rank 98 97.7 97.6 96.9 97.7
SAT - Reading 700-750 720-770 680-730 680-730 700-750
SAT - Math 700-750 700-750 700-750 690-740 700-750

2008-2009 Overall Admission Experience

  Georgetown College Foreign Service School Business School Nursing and Health School Total
Applied 11166 3465 2876 1110 18617
Accepted 2137 709 600 237 3683
Acceptance Rate 19 21 21 21 20
Percentile Rank 96.6 97.3 95.7 95.9 96.4
SAT- Reading 680-770 700-790 640-730 640-730 660-760
SAT- Math 670-770 680-770 680-770 660-740 670-770

Class Ranking

Although many high schools no longer provide a class rank for students, the admissions office estimates that 94% of accepted students would rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class.

Class Rank of Admitted Students Class Percentile of Admitted Students

Geographic Distribution

The student population at Georgetown is one of the most geographically diverse in the country, representing every state and more than 100 countries. The entering first-year class of approximately 1,580 students enrolled from more than 1,000 different high schools.

Geographic Distribution of Admitted Students

Cultural Background

Thirty seven percent of this year's admitted class is from minority backgrounds, one-third of first-year students claim fluency in more than one language and nearly 30% have lived abroad at some time prior to coming to Georgetown. The wide variety of cultural backgrounds, perspectives and experiences represented at Georgetown greatly contribute to learning for all students.

Cultural Background of Admitted Students
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