Georgetown University

What Georgetown University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

All 1 insights at Georgetown University PRO

4 more things the data says PRO

1. Taking out the REA round, regular-decision applicants were admitted at about 14.5% (2,701 of 18,568).
2. It reports meeting 100% of financial need for first-years who have need.
3. 2,043 students stayed on the waitlist and 356 were admitted from it (17.4%).
4. Applications rose 17% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (22,872 to 26,822).

What students say PRO

From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.

• Of 40 admits who named a round, 21 applied Regular Decision, 16 Early Action and 3 Restrictive Early Action.
• About 30 admits had a clear politics, civics, debate or Model UN focus, matching the government and policy majors.
• Many admits led for years as class or student-body president, team captain or editor-in-chief.
• About 13 admits founded or co-founded something: a nonprofit, club, publication or tutoring group.
• About 15 admits did research or a field-related internship, including policy, legislative, lab or newsroom work.
• Students report Georgetown's EA and RD admit rates are close, and most EA applicants are deferred, with about 10% of those later admitted.
• Georgetown is understood to interview nearly all applicants, so students say an interview invite is not a strong signal by itself.
• Waitlisted and deferred applicants report sending a letter of continued interest; one was forwarded to the committee, and some waitlist offers came in mid-May.
• Students report aid is limited: Georgetown is need-blind but does not meet full need and gives little aid to international students.
• Students report decisions come out in waves on a release day, usually on a weekday in mid-December for EA.

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