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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...

ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB/THE HOYA | Georgetown accepted 3,202 out of 22,788 total applicants to the Class of 2023, making this years acceptance rate the lowest in the university’s history.

Admissions Rate Falls to 14 Percent, Lowest in University History

By Taylor Kahn-Perry April 5, 2019

Georgetown University’s undergraduate acceptance rate dropped to 14 percent this admissions season, the lowest in the university’s history, marking the third consecutive year of record-low acceptance...

Admissions Yield Reaches 50 Percent, Following Lowest-Ever Acceptance Rate

By Deepika Jonnalagadda May 18, 2018

Georgetown’s admissions yield for the Class of 2022 reached 51 percent, the highest in recent memory, following a record-low acceptance rate and an all-time high in applications submitted to the university. The...

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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...

EDITORIAL: Rankings Prove Insufficient

By Editorial Board March 31, 2017

For those who view rankings as a barometer for a university’s excellence, the past year has yielded mixed results at Georgetown. On one hand, the university’s record-high application season yielded...

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The acceptance rate for the Class of 2021 dropped a full percentage point from last year.

Georgetown Acceptance Rate Hits Record Low

By Aly Pachter March 31, 2017

Georgetown accepted a record-low 15.4 percent of students to the Class of 2021, an overall 3,313 out of 21,465 applicants. The 15.4 percent acceptance rate marks a full point percentage drop from...

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The overall admissions rate for the Class of 2020 remained steady at 16.4 percent, with New York, California and New Jersey continuing to hold the positions of top three states represented.

Acceptance Rate Remains Consistent At 16.4 Percent

By Emily Tu April 1, 2016

Georgetown accepted 3,276 of 20,002 applicants to the Class of 2020 at an overall admissions rate of 16.4 percent, consistent with that of last year. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions sent out...

RACHEL SKAAR FOR THE HOYA
The Corp and GUASFCU collectively received more than 600 applications this fall hiring season. The Corp’s acceptance rate remained relatively the same as last year at about 18 percent while GUASFCU accepted about nine percent of its applicants.

Corp, GUASFCU Receive More Than 600 Apps

By Sarah Smith September 25, 2015

Students of Georgetown, Inc. and the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union collectively hired more than 100 students in a record-breaking fall application season. Both organizations...

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Admissions Rate Remains Steady at 16.4 Percent

By Kshithij Shrinath March 31, 2015

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 3,202 applicants to the Class of 2019 for an overall acceptance rate of 16.4 percent, a rate that remains steady from the previous year. Decisions for...

Waitlist Enrollment Completes Class of 2018

By Ian Tice July 15, 2014

Georgetown has now concluded the admissions period for the upcoming school year, with the addition of 110 students off the waitlist to the Class of 2018. The university offered spots to 140 of approximately...

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