How to get into Georgetown
What 227 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 598 Georgetown results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.
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Georgetown admits by the numbers
Median unweighted GPA
4.00
Middle half 3.94 to 4.00
Median SAT
1,550
Middle half 1,520 to 1,570
Median ACT
35
Middle half 34 to 36
Median weighted GPA
4.60
Middle half 4.40 to 4.76
Results posted: 227 admitted, 271 rejected, 100 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Georgetown acceptance rate; the official rate is in Georgetown’s Common Data Set.
Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference
| Median | Admitted | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted GPA | 4.00 | 3.90 |
| SAT | 1,550 | 1,510 |
| ACT | 35 | 34 |
When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.
What Georgetown admits did outside class
Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.
- Nonprofit/Service68%
- Athletics50%
- Debate/MUN/Speech44%
- Tutoring/Teaching41%
- Advocacy/Politics40%
- Work/Job37%
- Internship36%
- Research34%
Held a leadership role
89%
Founded something
43%
National or intl. award
74%
Did research
34%
Early vs. regular decision at Georgetown
- Early (99 results)44%
- Regular (220 results)40%
Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.
Intended majors of Georgetown admits
- Political Science20%
- Economics12%
- Biology7%
- International Relations7%
- Business6%
- History4%
Who got in
Of the admitted posters, 11% first-generation, 11% low income, 18% underrepresented minority, 19% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 7% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 17% chose Georgetown.
Three recent Georgetown admits
2026 cycle · RD · Public Policy
Health-policy-minded DECA leader and club-sports captain who worked through housing and utility instability.
GPA 3.87 UW · SAT 1510 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Economics
Debate champion and civic organizer who co-founded a national debate organization and runs student education outreach.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · Economics
Debate-focused student with public speaking coaching, nonprofit vocational-school work abroad, and law-related research.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
Essays that worked for Georgetown
“"Just another illegal looking for a job," the chubby cashier whispers to his coworker as my dad and I walk out of the convenience store.”
Published by The New York Times
Where else Georgetown admits got in
Georgetown admissions questions
- What GPA do you need to get into Georgetown?
- Among 227 applicants who posted a Georgetown admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 4.00 and the middle half reported 3.94 to 4.00 (165 reported a GPA). Georgetown sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
- What SAT score do you need for Georgetown?
- Among 227 applicants who posted a Georgetown admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,550 and the middle half scored 1,520 to 1,570 (169 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
- Does applying early help at Georgetown?
- In these posts, 44% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (44 of 99), against 40% in regular decision (89 of 220). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
- What extracurriculars do Georgetown admits have?
- The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (68%), athletics (50%), debate/mun/speech (44%), tutoring/teaching (41%). 89% held at least one leadership role and 74% listed a national or international award.
- What is the Georgetown acceptance rate?
- The official rate is published by Georgetown in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.
Applying to Georgetown?
A Specialist who got into a school like Georgetown can read your student’s file against these numbers and say where it stands out and where it doesn’t.
Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Georgetown. All colleges