Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private · 7,569 undergrads

Admit rate: 12.9% (25,485 applicants)
SAT middle 50%: 1390–1550 (ACT 31–35)
Undergraduates: 7,569 (13.3% international)
Average net price: $40,815 (per year after aid)
Graduation rate: 95% (within 6 years)

Deadlines

Early Action: Nov. 1, 2026
Regular Decision: Jan. 1, 2027

Essays

Short Essay 1 (250 words)

Briefly discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved.

Short Essay 2 (250 words)

In all our lives, we interact with people who hold different viewpoints than our own. Describe such an event you experienced. What did you learn from the experience?

Essay 1 (650 words)

As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief personal or creative essay which you feel best describes you and reflects on your personal background and individual experiences, skills, and talents.

Essay 2: College of Arts & Sciences (500 words)

Founded in 1789, the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences is committed to the Jesuit traditions of an integrated education and of productive research in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. Describe your interest in studying in the College of Arts & Sciences. Applicants interested in the sciences, mathematics, or languages are encouraged to make specific reference to their choice of major.

Essay 2: Walsh School of Foreign Service (500 words)

Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded more than a century ago to prepare generations of leaders with the foundational skills to address global issues. Describe your primary motivations for studying international affairs at Georgetown University and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future in global service.

Essay 2: McDonough School of Business (500 words)

Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business provides graduates with essential global, ethical, analytical, financial, and diverse perspectives on the economies of our nation and the world. Describe your primary motivations for studying business at Georgetown University.

Essay 2: Berkley School of Nursing (500 words)

Georgetown University's Berkley School of Nursing is committed to the formation of ethical, empathetic, and transformational nursing leaders. Describe the factors that have influenced your interest in studying Nursing at Georgetown University.

Essay 2: School of Health (500 words)

Georgetown University's School of Health was founded to advance the health and well-being of people locally, nationally, and globally through innovative research, the delivery of interdisciplinary education, and transformative engagement of communities. Describe the factors that influenced your interest in studying health care at Georgetown University, specifically addressing your intended related major: Global Health, Health Care Management & Policy, or Human Science.

Essay 2: McCourt School of Public Policy (500 words)

For nearly 50 years, Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy has equipped leaders and changemakers with the interdisciplinary skills to address local, national and global policy problems. Undergraduate public policy students at Georgetown will have the unique opportunity to live and study on two campuses, spending their first two years immersed on the Hilltop, before completing the second half of their time at Georgetown on the Capitol Campus, immersed in the policy world. Describe your primary motivations for studying public policy at Georgetown University and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future related to public service.

Essay 2: Earth Commons Institute (joint program with the College) (500 words)

Through this joint program between the College of Arts & Sciences and the Earth Commons Institute, you'll explore theories and practical skills in the classroom, in the field, and around the world, and put it all together to make a difference. Describe your primary motivations for studying environment and sustainability at Georgetown University to effect positive change in the world.

Editor's notes

Georgetown's early action has a catch. It's non-binding, but you can't apply early decision anywhere else. If you have a binding ED school, you're choosing between it and Georgetown EA. Decide that before November, not in it.
The CDS rates the essay very important, as high as grades and scores. You're writing four essays for one school, and Essay 2 ties you to one of six schools that will consider you for nothing else. Write it as if that school is the only one you want, because for admissions purposes it is.
Submit the first part of your application early. Alumni interviews are assigned once that part is in, you're required to complete one when assigned, and the interviewer's report goes into your file. Late submitters get less time to schedule and prepare.
Georgetown still requires the SAT or ACT, and 78% of fall 2025 enrollees sent the SAT. Plan your testing like it's required, because it is.