乔治敦大学
乔治敦大学创建于1789年，是美国最古老的大学之一。是美国首都华盛顿特区声誉最高的综合性私立大学。它位于首都华盛顿地区市中心，坐落在风景美丽如画的乔治城以及波多马克河边，在白宫西北面两英里左右。在享受景致及探索华盛顿首府生活的同时，学生可以获得许多特别的机会及有价值的经验。
基本信息
乔治敦大学（Georgetown University）
Georgetown University
地址：华盛顿特区
学校类型：私立
建校时间：1789年
本科排名或评价：全美22名（根据美国大学排名领域最权威的2012 US News的本科阶段排名）
入学时间：2月/9月
注册学生：10000多
学校历史
乔治敦大学校徽
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乔治敦大学创建于1789年，是美国最古老的大学之一。是美国首都华盛顿特区声誉最高的综合性私立大学。它位于首都华盛顿地区市中心，坐落在风景美丽如画的乔治城以及波多马克河边，在白宫西北面两英里左右。在享受景致及探索华盛顿首府生活的同时，学生可以获得许多特别的机会及有价值的经验。乔治城大学被认为是美国25所全明星顶尖大学之一，也被认为美国最好的天主教耶稣会大学。美国总统比尔•克林顿、菲律宾总统阿罗约及台湾政治人物宋楚瑜等是乔治城大学校友。
乔治敦大学 校园风景
该校在全美3000多所大学中，本科阶段的综合排名第21，是美国门槛最高的大学之一，录取率仅为19%，低于八所老常春藤名校中的Cornell（康奈尔）、Brown（布朗）等，属于美国入学竞争最激烈的顶尖大学阵营。该校与哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、斯坦福大学等一起，被公认为全美最好的大学，其毕业生被赋予加入ivy plus society的资格，该俱乐部的顶级名校会员总计不超过30所，包括了哈佛、耶鲁、普林斯顿等8所老常春藤名校及斯坦福大学、杜克大学、芝加哥大学、西北大学、乔治敦大学、加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校、约翰霍普金斯大学、威廉玛丽学院、弗吉尼亚大学、麻省理工、加州理工、西点军校、美国空军学院、美国海军学院等非常春藤美国顶级名校，以及英国的牛津、剑桥等少数国际名校。乔治敦大学的麦克道诺商学院在全美学院排名中，名列第14位；商学院所设的国际课程，在世界国际课程的排名榜中，名列第14位。
乔治城大学的学生自动获得申请参加ivyplussociety精英组织的基本资格，该组织邀请全美最具有声望的28所综合大学和文理学院的学生参与活动，以下是该组织邀请的大学列表（注意是本科生）
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Air Force Academy 美国空军学院
Amherst College 阿穆赫斯特学院
Berkeley (University of California)加州大学伯克利分校
Brown University布朗大学
Caltech加州理工学院
Columbia University哥伦比亚大学
Cornell University康奈尔大学
Dartmouth College达特茅斯学院
Duke University杜克大学
Georgetown University乔治城大学
Harvard University哈佛大学
Johns Hopkins University约翰霍普金斯大学
MIT麻省理工学院
Naval Academy 美国海军学院
Northwestern University（西北大学）
Williams College（威廉姆斯学院）
Princeton University（普林斯顿大学）
Smith College （史密斯学院）
Stanford University（斯坦福大学）
University of Chicago（芝加哥大学）
University of Pennsylvania（宾夕法尼亚大学）
University of Virginia（弗吉尼亚大学）
University of Washington（乔治华盛顿大学）
Washington University in St. Louis（圣刘易斯华盛顿大学）
Wellesley（威尔斯利女子学院）
West Point （西点军校）
William & Mary （威廉玛丽学院）
Yale University（耶鲁大学）
过去的两个世纪里，乔治城大学在学士和硕士教育里实现了她杰出的耶稣教理想。乔治城有着悠久而闻名的历史，那就是与她从全国和全世界吸引学生一样，从公共部门或私有部门吸引世界领袖来到校园。
乔治城大学的McDonough商学院高层经管教育发展着高层经管人员在竞争的全球商业环境中取得成功。企业和政策领袖们，一个有着丰富国际经验和大量全国资本资源的学术团体，使乔治城大学的高层经管教育闻名遐迩。
国际关系研究
乔治敦大学的国际关系研究被学界评为美国最佳之一
华盛顿特区乔治敦大学（Georgetown University）被全美各大学的国际关系教授们评为对国际关系感兴趣的本科生和研究生就读的最佳学校之一。
在这份由威廉与玛丽学院的国际关系理论与实践研究所发布的两年一度的报告中，被调查的全美各地的教授们对国际关系研究的项目进行了排名。在硕士项目里，乔治敦大学名列第一，排在其后的是约翰霍普金斯大学（Johns Hopkins University），哈佛大学（Harvard University），塔夫斯大学（Tufts University）和哥伦比亚大学（Columbia University）.在本科项目里，乔治敦大学排名第五，排名在前的是哈佛大学，普林斯顿大学（Princeton University），耶鲁大学（Yale University）和斯坦福大学（Stanford University）.在博士项目里，乔治敦大学排名第15位。
这项调查的结果发布在“外交政策”（Foreign Policy）双月刊的2009年的三/四月刊的“象牙塔内”（Inside the Ivory Tower）一文中。全美各大学的1,743名国际关系教授参加了这项在2008年八九月间进行的调查。这项调查没有针对各大学的具体项目，例如乔治敦大学国际事务学院（Walsh School of Foreign Service）有本科学位和六个硕士学位，包括国际事务研究硕士学位（Master of Science in Foreign Service）以及安全和地区研究硕士学位;乔治敦学院（Georgetown College）的政府系（Department of Government）有国际关系的博士学位和关于国际冲突，国际法和政治，民主研究的硕士学位。
课程设置
专门为那些试图改进他们的国际商务知识而设计的专业专题性课程是乔治城大学的标志。在一周或两周的时间里，参加者将获得国际商务之众多知识和宽阔的视野去利用全球商业机会。
实业界领袖和乔治城的师资团队教授课程的范围从领导力和管理到金融和电子商务。通过案例学习法，运用现实世界的案例达到高质量的教学。在最近的短期课程参加者中就有来自BMW（宝马公司)，Merrill Lynch(美林公司)， U.S.-Japan Business Council（美国-日本商会)，The World Bank(世界银行)和The White House（白宫)等公司和部门。
排名信息
在2012年Usnews本科院校综合排名中排第22在 2010年美国大学本科商科类排名 中排名第 21
在TIMES 2010年世界大学排名中排名164名
在 2010年美国大学国际商务专业本科排名 中排名第 6
在 2010年美国大学生物学专业研究生排名（Top Biological Sciences Programs) 中排名第 79
在 2010年美国大学商学院排名 中排名第 19
在 2010年美国大学国际金融专业研究生排名（International) 中排名第 11
在 2010年美国大学经济学类专业研究生排名（Economics) 中排名第 46
在 2010年美国大学历史类专业研究生排名（History) 中排名第 38
在 2010年美国大学政治学类专业研究生排名（Political Science) 中排名第 41
在 2010年美国大学国际政治学专业研究生排名（International Politics) 中排名第 20
在 2010年美国大学公共事务学院排名（Public Affairs) 中排名第 17
在 2010年美国大学卫生政策与管理专业研究生排名（Health Policy & Management) 中排名第 13
在 2010年美国大学政府公共管理专业研究生排名（Public Management Administration) 中排名第 20
在 2010年美国大学公共政策分析专业研究生排名（Public-Policy Analysis) 中排名第 11
在 2010年美国大学社会政策专业研究生排名（ Social Policy) 中排名第 16
在 2010年美国大学公共财政与预算专业研究生排名（Public Finance & Budgeting) 中排名第 27
招生情况
该校在全美三千多所大学中，综合排名第21，是美国门槛最高的大学之一，录取率仅为19%。该校与哈佛、耶鲁、普林斯顿、斯坦福等大学一起，被公认为全美最好的大学。麦克道诺商学院在全美学院排名中，名列第14位；商学院所设的国际课程，在世界国际课程的排名榜中，名列第14位。
这所大学有“政客乐园”之称，因为联邦政府的办公厅，就在咫尺之遥，不少外国使节的儿女，都在这儿念大学，使到大学更具国际色彩。
据《耶鲁大学日报大学指南》指出，大学共分五所学院，计为：文理学院、商科管理学院、外交事务学院、语文及外文学院、护理学院。其中外交事务学院是全国同类学院中的佼佼者，有志在政坛上发展的青年人，值得存记。
由于大学基本上是一所耶稣会的天主教学府，所有学生规定必须修读两个学期的哲学和神学。校园内神父可以说处处可见，事实上全部低年班的宿舍，每层楼都有一名神父，担任舍监或辅导工作，不过，人们从来不会主动向你传教，但当学生需要时，他们肯定会竭诚帮忙呢！
又据《纽约时报大学指南》导道，乔治敦大学是全美历史最悠久的天主教大学，较优秀的学科包括美国研究、历史、外交事务、政府和神学，事实上美国国务院每年举办的外交部考试（StateDeparmentForeign Service Exam)，以也乔治敦学生报考人数最多。
像大部分著名府一样，乔治敦大学每年1月10日就截止申请，大学则会4月1日分布获取录新生名单；如果学生采用EarlyActionApplication，提早在11月1日前就报考，大学亦会相应在12月15日就回复。
据大学公关主任SandarHvidsten小姐告诉笔者，乔治敦大学共有19名来自香港的学生，前一、两年8,729人报考，共2,755人获得青睐，录取率仅为32%。
全大学仅得3,800个宿位，除了第一二年学生可保证宿位，高年班学生就只好抽签了。
乔治敦大学的国际关系研究项目被学界评为美国最佳之一。
华盛顿特区 —乔治敦大学（Georgetown University)被全美各大学的国际关系教授们评为对国际关系感兴趣的本科生和研究生就读的最佳学校之一.
在这份由威廉与玛丽学院的国际关系理论与实践研究所发布的两年一度的报告中，被调查的全美各地的教授们对国际关系研究的项目进行了排名.在硕士项目里，乔治敦大学名列第一，排在其后的是约翰霍普金斯大学（Johns Hopkins University),哈佛大学(Harvard University)，塔夫斯大学（Tufts University)和哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University).在本科项目里，乔治敦大学排名第五，排名在前的是哈佛大学，普林斯顿大学(Princeton University)，耶鲁大学（Yale University)和斯坦福大学(Stanford University).在博士项目里，乔治敦大学排名第15位.
这项调查的结果发布在“外交政策”（Foreign Policy)双月刊的2009年的三/四月刊的“象牙塔内”（Inside the Ivory Tower)一文中.全美各大学的1,743名国际关系教授参加了这项在2008年八九月间进行的调查.这项调查没有针对各大学的具体项目，例如乔治敦大学国际事务学院（Walsh School of Foreign Service)有本科学位和六个硕士学位，包括国际事务研究硕士学位（Master of Science in Foreign Service)以及安全和地区研究硕士学位；乔治敦学院（Georgetown College)的政府系（Department of Government)有国际关系的博士学位和关于国际冲突，国际法和政治，民主研究的硕士学位.
关于这次调查的“外交政策”期刊的全文可以在这里找到:
院系设置
据《耶鲁大学日报大学指南》指出，大学共分五所学院，计为：文理学院、商科管理学院、外交事务学院、语文及外文学院、护理学院。其中外交事务学院是全国同类学院中的佼佼者，有志在政坛上发展的青年人，值得存记。
由于大学基本上是一所耶稣会的天主教学府，所有学生规定必须修读两个学期的哲学和神学。校园内神父可以说处处可见，事实上全部低年班的宿舍，每层楼都有一名神父，担任舍监或辅导工作，不过，人们从来不会主动向你传教，但当学生需要时，他们也会竭诚帮忙．
杰出学生
阿伦.艾弗森（美国NBA著名篮球运动员)
达胡安•萨莫斯（美国NBA篮球运动员)
格雷格•门罗美国NBA篮球运动员)
NBA巨星 艾佛森
帕特里克•尤因（美国NBA著名篮球运动员)
阿朗佐•莫宁（美国NBA著名篮球运动员)
迪肯贝•穆托姆博•姆博洛多•穆卡姆巴•简恩•杰奎•瓦姆托姆博（美国NBA著名篮球运动员)
罗伊•希伯特（现NBA印第安纳步行者球员）
美国前总统克林顿
克林顿（美国前总统)
奥尔布赖特（美国前国务卿)
宋楚瑜（台湾亲民党主席)
格洛丽亚•马卡帕加尔•阿罗约（菲律宾总统)
劳拉•钦奇利亚（哥斯达黎加总统）
罗伯特盖茨（美国国防部部长）
詹姆斯琼斯（美国国家安全顾问）
Michael Steele（共和党主席）
哈里里（黎巴嫩总理）
西班牙王储菲利普
约旦国王阿普杜拉二世
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
美国最高法院大法官Antonin Scalia
美国最高法院前首席大法官Edward Douglass White
众议员多数党领袖Steny Hoyer
上海徐汇区区长孙潮
阿尔卡特朗讯前CEO Patricia Russo
美国在线前执行官 Ted Leonsis
中信证券董事长 王东明
麻省理工学院MIT校长Susan Hockfield
前葡萄牙总理 José Manuel Barroso
（乔治城大学的在世校友中，有超过3%的校友被列入Marquis世界名人录，数量在美国所有大学中居第八位。
美国联邦参议院100位参议员中有5位毕业于乔治城大学，而联邦众议院有16位议员毕业于该校。）
地理位置
乔治敦大学首都华盛顿地区市中心，坐落在风景美丽如画的乔治城以及波多马克河边，在白宫西北面两英里左右。在享受景致及探索华盛顿首府生活的同时，学生可以获得许多特别的机会及有价值的经验。乔治敦大学与联邦政府的办公厅仅咫尺之隔，许多外国使节的子女都在这儿念书，赋予了该大学很浓的国际色彩，该大学也因此而获得了“政客乐园”的称誉。
大学排名
国内高校排名
《美国新闻与世界报道》国立大学排名 22
美国大学表现评估中心大学排名 109
《华盛顿月刊》美国大学排名 28
全球高校排名
韦伯麦特里克斯网世界大学排名 206
法国巴黎高等矿业学院世界大学排名 62
泰晤士报高等教育-QS世界大学排名 110
新生申请材料
高中毕业证
高中学校报告
高中成绩单
推荐信
托福成绩单
SATI成绩单
艺术或建筑补充材料
申请费
SATII成绩单
期中报告
申请表
留学费用
资助体系 考试奖学金项目;(Inova卫生系统)特别护理生涯奖学金计划;乔治敦大学优秀的护理学和实践奖学金; 美国约翰霍普金斯大学奖学金计划。
留学费用 本科学费：$32,199/年，研究生：$37536/年；生活费/房租伙食：18，300/7，131(美元)
入学要求
入学时间
9月份
本科：高中毕业，成绩优秀；
研究生：大学本科毕业，成绩优秀，个别专业要求工作经验
本科生
TOEFL0.00
IELTS0.00
SAT695.00
ACT0.00
A-LEVEL0.00
GPA3.20
研究生
TOEFL100.00
IELTS0.00
GRE1100.00
GMAT680.00
LSAT0.00
GPA3.20
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Due to its prominent position overlooking the Potomac River, Georgetown University is often affectionately called the Hilltop. It sits on 104 acres of land, a mere mile and a half from downtown Washington, D.C. Although Georgetown relishes its appeal as an urban institution, it still provides the feel of a small residential campus. Its sixty buildings include six libraries with over two million volumes, two dining halls, athletic facilities, and residence halls and apartment complexes featuring high-speed Internet access. Washington, D.C. is a fantastic city for students, offering museums, galleries, libraries, theaters, concerts, sports events, and festivals—many of them free-of-charge and easy to access via Georgetown transportation shuttles and public Metro system. Of course, Georgetown students are often drawn toward the political action in the city. Rallies, protests, political campaigns and activities, and internships abound in our nation’s capital, and Georgetown often plays host to American and world leaders and international summits.
With its exhilarating location and a milieu characterized by activism, diversity, open dialogue, and academic rigor, Georgetown University offers students an unique opportunity. There is a vibrant campus life with volunteer programs, athletic teams, performing arts, and student organizations, in addition to the countless social and educational opportunities in the greater D.C. area. Whether interested in arts, humanities, sciences, international relations, nursing and health studies, or business administration, Georgetown emphasizes the benefits of a liberal arts education. With a student-centered mission, Georgetown offers a premier faculty dedicated to teaching. Its superb academic programs, dedication to service, commitment to diversity, and location in our nation’s capital, ensure that Georgetown will attract the country’s most outstanding applicants.
Attending Georgetown is an amazingly formative experience. It is marked by significant relationships, personal challenges, and incredible learning opportunities. Georgetown prepares its students as leaders—people with a strong moral character, a reflective nature, intellectual prowess, and the tools necessary to tackle both the personal and professional tensions of life. Grounded in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition, the Georgetown community is committed to diversity and the holistic development of students from all faiths and backgrounds. Membership in the Georgetown family ensures meaningful friendships, professional connections, and a common dedication to a life of service to others.
Georgetown University Academics
Georgetown consists of four undergraduate schools: the Georgetown College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing and Health Studies, the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and the Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business. All of these schools also offer graduate degrees. In addition, there are graduate programs at the Georgetown University Law Center and the Medical Center. Despite their enrollment in one undergraduate school, students enjoy a shared educational community, taking courses in other schools and living and socializing with students from every major and background. Although required to remain in their chosen school for at least one year, students may opt to transfer to another under graduate program. Most students, however, spend the entire four years in their original school.
The Jesuit tradition ensures that students are instilled with a sense of responsibility for their community—both local and global. Accordingly, Georgetown is committed to offering students a comprehensive liberal arts education, not mere preprofessional training. All Georgetown students are required to complete the six-course liberal arts core curriculum. This includes two courses each in English, Philosophy, and Theology. There are additional schoolspecific course requirements as well. The Walsh School of Foreign Service, for instance, requires two courses in a regional history and four courses in economics; the McDonough School of Business, for example, requires two courses in Accounting and a course in the Social Responsibilities of Business.
Majors
Although all are shaped by Georgetown’s commitment to a liberal arts education and social responsibility, the four undergraduate programs offer a variety of majors and concentrations. The Georgetown College offers majors in: American Studies, Anthropology, Arabic, Art History, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Economics, English, French, German, Government, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Economy, Portuguese, Psychology, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Studio Art, Theology, and Women’s Studies. The College also offers minors in a variety of disciplines including Art, Music, and Theater, Environmental Studies, and Justice and Peace Studies to name a few. This diversity of offerings allows students to engage in a wide range of ideas and values.
The School of Nursing and Health Studies offers both a Nursing major and a Health Studies major that includes Science, Health Systems, and International Health tracks. Like all of the undergraduate programs, there is an emphasis on the liberal arts and sciences in conjunction with theory and clinical practice. Celebrating its centennial in 2003, the School of Nursing and Health Studies continues to produce the future leaders of the health care industry.
Established in 1919, the Walsh School of Foreign Service, the oldest school of its kind in the United States, offers concentrations in: Culture and Politics, International Economics, International History, International Politics, International Political Economy, Regional and Comparative Studies, Science, Technology and International Affairs, and individualized courses of study. All of these concentrations are multidisciplinary, engaging fields that range from economics, history, and government to sociology, philosophy, and the fine arts. The school also features extensive certificate programs that are open to students enrolled in the other three schools. These may be region-specific such as the Latin American Studies Certificate program, or discipline-related such as the International Business Diplomacy Certificate program.
The McDonough School of Business offers concentrations in: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and individualized courses of study. Business students are highly encouraged to obtain minor within liberal arts as well. Above all, the McDonough School produces socially responsible women and men within the business community.
Study Abroad Opportunities
The study abroad experience is one that many Hoyas decide to pursue. With more than ninety summer, semester, and academic programs worldwide, Georgetown’s division of Overseas Studies offers extensive international programs with direct matriculation, that is, students are enrolled in their host university as normal students. This creates a more authentic cultural immersion. Drawing from the Jesuit philosophy, these overseas opportunities encourage students to reflect on their identities and on their roles as responsible citizens of the world. Approximately fifty percent of the junior class opts to study abroad for at least part of the junior year. Many programs include a home-stay option for interested students, and others may travel to one of the two Georgetown-owned villas in Florence, Italy, or Alanya, Turkey. These programs offer students a chance to study with Georgetown’s own professors in another country.
Georgetown University Admissions
Georgetown is one of the most selective universities in the country, and it has seen a consistent increase in the number of applications over the last ten years. In a recent year, 16,163 applications were received, and 3,363 applicants were accepted. Approximately forty percent of accepted students ranked first, second, or third in their high school class. An outstanding high school academic record, challenging academic program, solid SAT or ACTscores, leadership and extracurricular experience, and a unique and sincere essay are necessities. Most applicants also utilize the alumni interview as a way to demonstrate their distinctiveness and desire to enroll. Georgetown is definitely looking for more than an exceptional academic background; the school is seeking creative students with a diversity of interests.
Applicants must choose one of the four undergraduate schools when applying. The application essay and other admissions requirements may differ with each school. In general, applicants’ secondary school education should include a full program in English, a minimum of two years each of social studies, modern language, and mathematics, and one year of natural science. There are additional school-specific recommendations as well. Applicants are also asked to submit the results of at least three SAT Subject Tests. Candidates for the Walsh School of Foreign Service or the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (a part of the Georgetown College), for instance, should include a modern language test among these two.
Georgetown University is proud of its “need-blind” admissions policy; an applicant’s ability to pay tuition costs is not a factor in the admission’s process. This ensures that all qualified persons have access to a Georgetown education, regardless of financial status. All regular decision applications must be received by January 10; transfer applications are due by March 1. Georgetown also offers an Early Action Program for interested students; these applications are typically due by November 1. Although the students accepted through the Early Action Program will be notified of their admission in December of their senior year, they, too, have until May 1 to decide if they will enroll, and they are not obligated to accept the offer of admission. Students not accepted in the Early Action program are included among the regular decision applicant pool. Generally, fifteen percent of these applicants are accepted after the regular decision review. First-year accepted students are also given the option to defer their enrollment for one year.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions provides daily campus tours and information sessions for students and families. The student-led tours are an excellent way to get a sense of the Georgetown campus and overall student life. You can sit in on a class, eat a meal in one of the dining halls, or just chat with students, faculty, and staff. Applicants may download information and an application from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web site (http://www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/admissions).
Financial Aid
As previously mentioned, Georgetown is proud of its “need-blind” admissions policy. Once a student is accepted, Georgetown is committed to meeting his or her full financial needs. Thus, the university wants qualified students to attend and enrich the Georgetown community, regardless of their ability to pay for tuition and other associated costs. Although yearly tuition is about $36,000 (for a recent year) with room and board costs of approximately $10,000, students usually receive grants, loans, and federal work-study opportunities to alleviate the financial burden. In fact, each year, more than fifty-five percent of the undergraduate students at Georgetown receive some form of financial assistance. In a recent year, Georgetown undergraduates received $38 million in grants, scholarships, employment, and loans. The average Georgetown-funded grant award per recipient was $17,325.
Like most institutions, applicants are asked to complete the FAFSA and PROFILE forms and indicate Georgetown University as a recipient of the processed information. The Office of Student Financial Services also helps families plan to allocate existing family resources. The Office offers monthly payment plans, low-interest supplemental loans, and updated links to external scholarship programs.
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Georgetown University Students
Georgetown is fortunate enough to combine the benefits of an active campus life with the opportunities of a vibrant city like Washington, D.C. The Georgetown neighborhood alone provides countless restaurants, bars, and shops. The nation’s capital provides an abundance of cultural and political activity with the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Cherry Tree Blossom Festival, art exhibits, concerts, protests, rallies, and lectures. Many students expand their educational pursuits by obtaining internships in nonprofit organizations, media organizations, congressional offices and committees, think tanks, and a variety of other institutions. Washington, D.C. also features professional sports teams and seven other colleges and universities. Although Georgetown does not have any social fraternities, sororities, or eating clubs, the vibrant social scene centers on student organizations and campus events and the surrounding Washington, D.C. communities.
There is a high level of student activism signified by the more than 180 student organizations registered through the Office of Student Programs. There is an abundance of cultural, political, intellectual, and social groups on campus. Georgetown students participate in more than four campus media publications, a television station, and a radio station. Georgetown’s grams. In addition, the Georgetown Program Board serves as the main source of campus entertainment by providing free weekly movies, large-scale concerts, comedy shows, and trips around the D.C. area. Students certainly have no trouble finding a group to suit their interests.
As mentioned above, student organizations often have a significant social component. Events such as the Holiday Gala, Business School Ball, D.C. A Cappella Festival, Late Night at Leavey, the Halloween screening of The Exorcist (which was filmed at Georgetown), and Diplomatic Ball are just a few of the annual events that mark a typical Hoya’s semester. Georgetown also serves as a host to a myriad of lectures, panel discussions, and forums through the student-run Lecture Fund. Past speakers include former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68), Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dikembe Mutumbo (COL ’91), Hamid Karzai, Patricia Ireland, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. All of these events are open to all Georgetown students. The Georgetown University Student Association functions as the student government on campus. Its representatives and committee members serve as the liaison between the student body and the university administration. One of the greatest aspects of Georgetown is the amount of student ownership over the campus culture. For business-minded undergraduates, there is a multimillion dollar corporation, Students of Georgetown, Inc., that remains the largest completely student-run company in the country.
The Office of Performing Arts houses a number of student arts-related organizations. There are dance companies, an improv troupe, numerous a cappella groups, bands, the orchestra and choir, and three dramatic societies that produce multiple shows per semester. There is a one-act festival for student-authored scripts, an Independent Film Festival, and an annual HoyaStock battle of the bands. In addition, cultural organizations such as the South Asian Society produce performances like their Rangila show. Its 700-seat venue sells out within minutes every year!
In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of service to others, Georgetown’s Center for Social Justice contains the Volunteer and Public Service Center (VPS) where students can engage in a variety of volunteer activities. Students tutor at area schools and community centers, work at soup kitchens and shelters, and build houses through Habitat for Humanity and the Spring Break in Appalachia program. VPS is definitely one of the more active areas of campus, with more than twenty-five community service organizations. Indeed, more than 1,400 students are currently involved in weekly service projects in Washington, D.C. alone. Georgetown also provides the opportunity for service-learning credit by combining community service with academic coursework.
The Jesuit tradition is one that values diversity and the spiritual development of students of all faiths and backgrounds. Accordingly, the Hilltop also has a very active Campus Ministry with full-time chaplains including Catholic priests, Protestant ministers, Jewish rabbis, and a Muslim imam. Students can join any number of Campus Ministry organizations centered on particular religious affiliations. There are also vibrant retreat programs with a variety of faith-based and non-faith-based retreat opportunities.
Athletics
The Georgetown athletics department boasts twenty-two varsity sports teams. These include women’s basketball, crew, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, sailing, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, track, and volleyball. The men’s varsity programs include baseball, basketball, crew, football, golf, lacrosse, coed sailing, soccer, swimming/diving, tennis, and track. Although well known for the men’s varsity basketball program, Georgetown has an honored athletic tradition in multiple sports. A member of the Big East Conference in our Division I programs, the Georgetown Hoyas are always serious contenders and thrive on their academic excellence.
Georgetown students also enjoy an active intramural sports program. Indeed, over forty percent of all Georgetown students participate in an intramural sport at some point in their college career. There are a number of club sports teams as well. These include lacrosse, rugby, soccer, volleyball, water polo, field hockey, softball, and Ultimate Frisbee. Yates Field House serves as the main recreational facility with indoor tennis, basketball, squash, racquetball, and volleyball courts, an indoor track and swimming pool, golf practice facilities, free weights, cardiovascular equipment, weight machines, saunas, and a wellness center. There are aerobics, spinning, cardio-kickboxing, and yoga classes on a regular basis. All of these facilities are available to all students.
Alumni
A Georgetown education is definitely a significant investment—one well worth the time, heart, and energy. Graduates leave the Healy Gates as intellectual, thoughtful, and reflective critical thinkers. Hoyas live out the Jesuit philosophy through their actions as responsible citizens of global society. Many graduates enter the Peace Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, or programs such as Teach for America. Others head to Wall Street or Capitol Hill. Most alumni eventually go on to graduate work and become lawyers, doctors, and scholars.
Prominent Hoya alumni can be found as leaders in business, politics, social action, education, entertainment, the media, and professional sports. Graduating from Georgetown University insures lifelong membership in the global Hoya community. The Georgetown family offers any number of benefits and connections. Most importantly, however, it links you to the mission of Georgetown and its reputation as a premier institution of higher learning.
Prominent Grads
• William Jefferson Clinton (SFS’68), Former President of the United States
• Antonin Scalia (C’57), Supreme Court Justice
• George Tenet (SFS’76), Former Director of Central Intelligence Agency
• General James Jones (F’66), Commandant, Marine Corps, NATO Commander
• Andrew Natsios, (C’71), Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
• Gloria Macapagal Arroya (SFS’68), President of the Philippines
• Francis A. Keating II (C’66), Governor of Oklahoma
• Charles Cawley (C’62), Chairman and CEO, MBNA Bank of America
• Ted Leonsis (C’77), President and CEO, AOL Interactive Properties; Majority Owner, Washington Capitals Hockey Team
• Philip Marineau (C’68), President and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Stuart Bloomberg (C’72), Chairman, ABC Entertainment
• Jonathan Nolan (C’98), Author of Memento
• Margaret Edson (G’92), Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Wit
• Maria Shriver (C’77), First Lady of California and best-selling author
• Malcolm Lee (C’92), Director, The Best Man and Undercover Brother
• Antonia Novello (Hospital Fellow ’75), Physician, Former U.S. Surgeon General
• John J. Ring (C’49; M’53), Former president, American Medical Association
• Solomon Snyder (C’59, M’62), Neuroscientist
• Joan Claybrook (L’73), President, Public Citizen
• Robert M. Hayes (C’74), Founder, Coalition for the Homeless
• Anthony Shriver (C’88), President, Best Buddies International
• Paul Tagliabue (C’62), Commissioner, National Football League
• Carmen Policy (L’66), Former President, Cleveland Browns Football Team
• Patrick Ewing (C’85), Professional Basketball Player and Coach
• Alonzo Mourning (C’92), Professional Basketball Player
• Dikembe Mutombo (SLL’91), Professional Basketball Player
Faculty
Georgetown faculty members are both cutting-edge researchers and top-notch teachers. All professors keep weekly office hours and meet regularly with students. Average class sizes echo this commitment to students by boasting an introductory lecture average of thirty-four, a laboratory average of eighteen, and a regular course average of twenty-nine. There are virtually no courses taught by graduate students, although smaller discussion sections for larger classes might be led by teaching assistants.
Georgetown’s location in the nation’s capital ensures that it will attract some of the world’s most notable politicians, scholars, and humanitarians. It is not unlikely to see former ambassadors or world-renowned linguists teaching undergraduate courses. Georgetown’s faculty boasts some of the world’s leaders in all fields, and their expertise is often solicited by congressional hearings, foreign governments, and the media. Above all, however, our faculty members are widely recognized for their commitment to undergraduate teaching.