Online Doctoral Program

Quick Facts about Georgetown:

• Georgetown University was founded in 1789
• Oldest Catholic University in the United States
• Student body consists of approximately 1,500 undergraduate students, 1,600 graduate students, 190 medical students, 575 law students
• Featured in the movie “The Exorcist”

Georgetown University is probably most well known for their top-notch academic programs. Secondly, they may also be well known for the infamous staircase featured in the 1970s horror classic “The Exorcist”.

If you’re interested in speaking with a Georgetown University representative regarding academics or financial aid information, visit their website by clicking on this link: Georgetown University.

For those who aren’t exactly horror movie fans, rest assured that Georgetown has more to offer than just a set of stairs. Georgetown’s academic programs are divided amongst the following Schools:

• Georgetown College (Arts, humanities, languages, social sciences and sciences)
• Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) (International affairs, regional and comparative studies)
• Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business (MSB) (Business administration, MBA programs, executive education)
• School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) (Health systems, human science, international health, nursing)
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Liberal arts, interdisciplinary programs, biomedical, and public policy)
• School of Medicine (SOM) (General medicine and medical specialties; medical research)
• Law Center (Constitutional, criminal, and international law; corporate finance)
• School of Continuing Studies (SCS) (Part-time degrees, professional development and summer studies)

Georgetown College offers undergraduate degrees in 30 majors, 40 minors, and 8 certificate programs. The SFS, MSB, NHS, SOM, Law Center, and SCS offer degrees at the graduate and undergraduate level in the fields in which the schools specialize. Georgetown does offer some online courses and degrees, but a majority of their programs are strictly campus related.

Tuition and Financial Aid information

For the 2009-10 academic year, Georgetown University lists their tuition as follows

• Undergraduate: $38,616
• Graduate: $36,744
• MBA: $41,952
• Law: $43,750
• Medicine: $42,803

Georgetown also lists the following regarding Financial Aid

• Georgetown University practices need-blind admissions –applicants are considered for admission without regard to their ability to pay or their need for financial assistance.
• Georgetown offers need-based financial aid to meet 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of eligible students.
• More than 55 percent of undergraduate students at Georgetown receive some form of financial assistance, and 41 percent of undergraduates receive Georgetown grant aid.

If you’re interested in speaking with a Georgetown University representative regarding academics or financial aid information, visit their website by clicking on this link: Georgetown University.