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Our Worthy Gatekeeper

By The Editorial Board October 25, 2013

As college admissions reach dizzying levels of competitiveness, it is heartening to hear University President John J. DeGioia call Georgetown’s Office of Admissions the most ethical in the country...

Admissions Dean Talks Staying Competitive

By Danny Funt October 20, 2013

Charles Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69) has served as dean of undergraduate admissions for four decades. In that time, Deacon, a first-generation college graduate, has helped transform Georgetown...

Colleges Turn Away from SAT, ACT

By Griffin Cohen and Gene Choi October 11, 2013

Due to questions about the accuracy of aptitude tests such as the SAT and the ACT, some universities are seeking other ways of evaluating applicants’ abilities. Starting this fall, Bard College is...

Payscale Ranks GU 41st Based on Alumni Salaries

By Natasha Khan September 24, 2013

Much fanfare is given each year to ranking the country’s colleges. Yet as Georgetown demonstrates, a greater challenge can lie in ranking the value of these various lists. While U.S. News & World...

Early Applications Hit Record High

By Michael Donnay November 15, 2012

After delaying its early action deadline by a week in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, Georgetown saw a record number of early applications this admissions cycle, with 37 more applicants than last year. This...

Yield Hits 47% in Return to Norm

By Adrianna Smith May 20, 2012

Georgetown saw a 47 percent yield rate for the 2012 admissions cycle, a 1.5 percent drop from last year’s record high of 48.5 percent. Of 3,317 accepted students, about 1,565 have submitted deposits...

Admissions Hits Crunch Time

By Adrianna Smith March 20, 2012

For members of the admissions review committees, the last few weeks of March are among the busiest of the year. And with a record 20,050 applications received this year, committee members have more work...

GU Drops One Spot to 22nd in College Rankings

By Danny Funt September 16, 2011

Georgetown dropped one spot in the U.S. News and World Report college rankings Tuesday, coming in at 22nd on the annual list after swapping spots with the University of California, Berkeley. In a separate...

Waitlist Closed as Yield Nears 50%

By Anne Skomba May 19, 2011

Georgetown will not be offering any spots to students still on the school's waitlist after nearly half of all accepted students for the class of 2015 opted to attend the Hilltop this fall. The 48.5...

Early Acceptance Rate Drops to 16.9%

By Mariah Byrne December 13, 2010

Georgetown accepted 16.9 percent of its early action applicants for the Class of 2015, down over two percentage points from last year's early acceptance rate of 19.1 percent. The decrease in offers of...

University Sees Rise in Early Applications From Minority Students

By Caitlin Mac Neal November 29, 2010

Applications from minority students surged in this year's early action admissions cycle, according to Charles Deacon, dean of undergraduate admissions. The number of applications from black students...

Role of Legacies Relatively Small in Admissions Process

By Maggie Ferrato October 25, 2010

The acceptance rate for legacy students is significantly lower at Georgetown University compared to peer universities, though legacy students still gain a 10 percentage-point boost in the admissions proceedings...

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