by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Georgetown College, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The total published cost of attendance at Georgetown College amounts to about $56,297.00 for a single academic year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $42,840.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,457.00 |
| Total cost | $56,297.00 |
| That is 72% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,297.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$42,791.00 |
| Net price | $13,506.00 |
| That is 59% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,297.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$47,109.00 |
| Net price | $9,188.00 |
| That is 72% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees and living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by around 1.3% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $9,308.00 | $13,683.00 | $57,035.00 |
| Senior year | $9,679.00 | $14,228.00 | $59,307.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $37,972.00 | $55,818.00 | $232,664.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $14,466.00 | $21,265.00 | $88,637.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $437.00 | $642.00 | $2,678.00 |
| Total amount paid | $52,438.00 | $77,082.00 | $321,301.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $9,308.00 | $13,683.00 | $57,035.00 |
| Senior year | $9,430.00 | $13,862.00 | $57,782.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $18,739.00 | $27,545.00 | $114,817.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $7,139.00 | $10,494.00 | $43,741.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $216.00 | $317.00 | $1,321.00 |
| Total amount paid | $25,878.00 | $38,039.00 | $158,559.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $14,095.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $13,485.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $8,926.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $8,329.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,698.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,607.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,770.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Georgetown College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Georgetown College amounts to $13,000.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $13,000.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $34,007.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,867.00 |
| Middle income | $13,500.00 |
| High income | $14,808.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,750.00 |
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Georgetown College works out to $3,000.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Georgetown College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.3% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Georgetown College come to $123,469,720.00 covering 6,797 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 11 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $22,307.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Georgetown College, consider the following:
For a closer look at any of these topics, follow the links below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.