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Georgetown University Acceptance Rate
Georgetown University's overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 is 12.91%, with 26,131 applicants and 3,374 accepted. The Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rate matches the overall rate at 12.91%. In terms of waitlist outcomes, 2,690 students were offered a place, with only 163 ultimately accepted, resulting in a 6.06% acceptance rate. Transfer admissions show an acceptance rate of 5.93% for this cycle, with 2,278 applicants and 135 admitted. SAT scores for admitted students range from a 25th percentile composite of 1400 to a 75th percentile of 1540.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 26,131
Accepted Applicants: 3,374
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Georgetown University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 12.91%, with 26,131 applicants and 3,374 accepted. This figure is slightly lower than the acceptance rate of 13.08% for the previous year, 2023, when the university received 25,485 applications and admitted 3,334 students. Historical data shows a downward trend in acceptance rates since 2020, where the rate was 16.8% with 21,190 applicants. The acceptance rate for 2022 was 12.22%, while the highest acceptance rate in the past ten years was 18.17% in 2015.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Georgetown University's waitlist acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 6.06%, with 163 out of 2,690 offered a spot on the waitlist being admitted. This marks a notable increase from previous years, with the acceptance rate rising from just 0.89% for the Class of 2021 and 1.63% for the Class of 2022. In contrast, the acceptance rate was significantly higher at 12.21% in 2020, which saw 275 admissions from 2,251 offers. The upward trend over the last two years suggests a more favorable landscape for waitlisted candidates at Georgetown recently.
2690
Offered a Place
163
Admitted
6.06%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Georgetown University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 5.93%, with 135 out of 2,278 applicants being admitted. This figure marks a significant decline from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 13.2% for the application year 2023, where 296 students were accepted from 2,241 applicants. The trend over the past few years shows variability, with rates ranging from a low of 3.24% in 2021 to a high of 14.12% in 2020, indicating increased competitiveness in the transfer admissions process. Despite this drop, the number of applicants remains substantial, underscoring continued interest in Georgetown as a transfer destination.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 2,278
Accepted Applicants: 135
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
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SAT
1400-1540
Math: 690-780
Reading: 700-770
ACT
31-35
Math: 29-34
English: 34-36
Reading: 33-36
Science: 30-35
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 14.9% |
| White | 45.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% |
| Black/African American | 54.8% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.09% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.14% |
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