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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown Admits First Early Action Class Without Race-Based Affirmative Action

Georgetown Admits First Early Action Class Without Race-Based Affirmative Action

By Caroline Rareshide January 18, 2024

Georgetown University accepted 10% of early action applicants in its first admissions cycle following the Supreme Court’s decision in June to end race-based affirmative action in higher education. The...

Class of 2026 Early Action Admission Rate Sets Record Low

Class of 2026 Early Action Admission Rate Sets Record Low

By Laetitia Haddad December 29, 2021

Georgetown University’s undergraduate class of 2026 saw a record number of early action applicants as well as the lowest early action acceptance rate. The university admitted 881 students from a...

Class of 2025 Early Action Admission Rate Falls to Record Low for Third Straight Year

Class of 2025 Early Action Admission Rate Falls to Record Low for Third Straight Year

By Kelly Anderson December 30, 2020

Georgetown University accepted early action applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2025 at a record low admission rate, with a nearly 20% increase in applications from last year.  The university...

Class of 2024 Early Action Admissions Rate Hits Record Low

Class of 2024 Early Action Admissions Rate Hits Record Low

By Hansen Lian December 31, 2019

TARIKA KUMAR/THE HOYA Georgetown University offered admission to 11.72% of early action Class of 2024 applicants, a record low despite the number of applications falling for the second year in a row. Georgetown...

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Class of 2023 Early Action Admissions Rate Reaches Record Low

By Max Levine January 3, 2019

Georgetown University offered admission to 11.78 percent of applicants through its early action program, a record low even as the number of early applications fell from last year’s record high. Georgetown...

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Class of 2022 Early Action Applications Hit Record High

By Jeff Cirillo December 19, 2017

This year’s early action applicant pool was Georgetown’s largest ever, leading to an early action acceptance rate of 12 percent — a near-historic low — for the second consecutive year. Georgetown...

Class of 2020 Early Admissions Rate Remains Consistent

By Emily Tu December 16, 2015

Georgetown accepted 13 percent of its early action applicants to the Class of 2020 this past week, an acceptance rate consistent with that of the last several years. The university mailed acceptance...

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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions, housed in White-Gravenor Hall, accepted 13 percent of early applications for the Class of 2019

Early Admissions Rate Falls Slightly to 13%

By Kshithij Shrinath December 15, 2014

Georgetown University welcomed 13 percent of its early action applicants, a slightly smaller proportion than last year, into the Class of 2019 this past week. The university sent out acceptance...

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Early Applications See Demographic Shift

By Suzanne Monyak November 7, 2014

Early applicants to Georgetown’s Class of 2019 changed demographically along with national trends, while the competitiveness of the applicant pool increased and the breakdown of applications between...

Early Applicants Steady

By Suzanne Monyak November 4, 2014

Georgetown’s number of early admissions applicants for the Class of 2019 remained steady this year, continuing the trend of little to no change in the early applicant pool over the past four years. As...

From Heartland to Hilltop

By The Editorial Board April 1, 2014

It is no surprise that Georgetown admits and enrolls more students from certain schools than others. In an interview for a news article earlier this month, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon...

Early Admissions Rate Remains Stable

By Madison Ashley December 20, 2013

Georgetown’s Class of 2018 accepted 14 percent of early applicants this past week, an acceptance number that remains largely unchanged from years past. Of the 6,734 applicants who applied early action,...

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