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Georgetown College Data & Information Overview

Fair Price Value for Your Money
75% Acceptance Rate
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Georgetown College Ranked?

#1,666 Best Colleges in Nation
#17 Best Colleges in KY
Curriculum & Instruction Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Georgetown College is ranked #1,666 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 38 colleges in Kentucky, Georgetown College is ranked at #17.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Georgetown College?

75% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Georgetown College has an acceptance rate of 75%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

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Georgetown College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
55% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Georgetown College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Georgetown College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  55 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Georgetown College

72% Freshmen Retention
38% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Georgetown College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Georgetown College have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  38 out of 100
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Georgetown College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,067 Full-Time Undergraduates
18.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,109 undergraduates at Georgetown College with 1,067 being full-time and 42 being part-time.

How Much Does Georgetown College Cost?

$18,384 Net Price
56% Take Out Loans
$25,068 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Georgetown College is $18,384. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Georgetown College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,323 $16,410 $16,552 $20,607 $21,979

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Georgetown College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Georgetown College, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,267 a year. That adds up to $25,068 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgetown College is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Georgetown College Graduates Make?

$45,697 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Georgetown College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $45,697 in their early years. This is good news for future Georgetown College graduates since it is 8% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Georgetown College

Kentucky State
1,067 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Georgetown is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Georgetown College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 East College Street, Georgetown, KY 40324-1696
Phone: 502-863-8000
Website: www.georgetowncollege.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgetownCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCCampusNews

Georgetown College Majors

36 Majors With Completions
200 Undergraduate Degrees
136 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from Georgetown College. Of these students, 200 received undergraduate degrees and 136 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 25 NA
General Psychology 23 NA
Communication & Media Studies 14 $25,800
Health Sciences & Services 13 NA
Health & Physical Education 13 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 12 $32,606
Political Science & Government 10 NA
Finance & Financial Management 9 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 NA
General Business/Commerce 7 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Georgetown College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Georgetown College

33% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 533 students took at least one online class at Georgetown College. This is a decrease from the 1,339 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 533 366
2019-2020 1,339 464
2018-2019 515 501
2017-2018 693 648
2016-2017 774 706

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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