Georgetown acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Georgetown admitted 3,618 of 26,822 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 13.5%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Georgetown counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Georgetown acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 26,822 | 3,618 | 13.5% | 1,589 | 43.9% |
| 2024-25 | 26,131 | 3,374 | 12.9% | 1,575 | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25,485 | 3,334 | 13.1% | 1,599 | 48.0% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Georgetown
Early decision counts: Not published. Georgetown’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Georgetown waitlist
Georgetown SAT and ACT scores
What Georgetown says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Georgetown rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Interview, Extracurricular activities
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Interview, Extracurricular activities
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Class rank, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- Important: Interview, Extracurricular activities
Georgetown testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test required: Georgetown requires submission of either SAT or ACT scores as part of the application.
From Georgetown’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Georgetown offers early action, not early decision, so C21 has no early decision counts. C1 totals are the residency table totals.
Georgetown acceptance rate questions
- What is the Georgetown acceptance rate?
- Georgetown's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 26,822 first-year applicants and 3,618 admitted, an acceptance rate of 13.5%. It was 12.9% in 2024-25 and 13.1% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do Georgetown students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1405 to 1530, and ACT submitters scored 32 to 35. 78.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Georgetown waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Georgetown offered 2,672 applicants a place on the waitlist; 2,043 accepted one, and 356 were admitted from it.
- Does Georgetown require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test required: Georgetown requires submission of either SAT or ACT scores as part of the application.
Applying to Georgetown?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Georgetown says it weighs.
Source: Georgetown Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Georgetown. All official acceptance rates