Inside Academics at Georgetown University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Georgetown University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

With 11 students per faculty member, Georgetown University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Georgetown University employs 47% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Georgetown University can choose from 82 majors with reported graduates spanning 25 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Georgetown University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Georgetown University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Georgetown University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Georgetown University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 481 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (97% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research on Georgetown University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Georgetown University in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Georgetown University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Georgetown University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Georgetown University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Georgetown University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Georgetown University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies