Editing Georgetown University (section)

== Academics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:280px;"
|+ {{sronly|Georgetown University schools}}
! scope="col;" style="background:#011E41; color:white; text-align:left;" | '''School'''
! scope="col;" style="background:#011E41; color:white; text-align:center;" | '''Founded'''
|-
| [[Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1789
|-
| [[Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences|Graduate School of Arts & Sciences]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1820
|-
| [[Georgetown University School of Medicine|School of Medicine]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1851
|-
| [[Georgetown University Law Center|Law Center]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1870
|-
| [[Georgetown University School of Nursing|School of Nursing]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1903
|-
| [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service|Walsh School of Foreign Service]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1919
|-
| [[Georgetown University School of Dentistry|School of Dentistry]] (defunct){{Efn|The School of Dentistry was founded in 1901 as a department of the School of Medicine, and was elevated to a school in 1951. The school was disestablished in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgetown University dental student with patient |website=Georgetown University Library | year=1935 |hdl = 10822/552729 |url=https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/552729}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alumni.georgetown.edu/schoolsprograms/schoolsprograms_36.html|title=Dental Alumni History: 1930–1960|website=alumni.georgetown.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910201348/http://alumni.georgetown.edu/schoolsprograms/schoolsprograms_36.html|archive-date=September 10, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1951
|-
| [[Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies|School of Continuing Studies]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1956
|-
| [[McDonough School of Business]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1957
|-
| School of Languages and Linguistics (defunct){{Efn|The School of Languages and Linguistics was created out of the School of Foreign Service in 1949 as the Institute of Languages and Linguistics. It was elevated to a school in 1959. In 1994, the school was subsumed primarily by the College of Arts & Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 1989 |title=Georgetown University: A Documentary History |url=https://library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/georgetown-university-documentary-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205052131/https://library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/georgetown-university-documentary-history |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=Georgetown University Library}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Curran|2010b|p=346}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Curran|2010c|p=275}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 1959
|-
| [[Georgetown University in Qatar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2005
|-
| [[McCourt School of Public Policy]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
|-
| [[Georgetown University School of Health|School of Health]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <small>References:<ref name="georgetownschools">{{cite web |title=Our Schools |url=https://www.georgetown.edu/academics/our-schools |website=Georgetown University |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920132430/https://www.georgetown.edu/academics/our-schools |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref></small>
|-
|}

{{As of|2017}}, the university had 7,463&nbsp;undergraduate students and 11,542&nbsp;graduate students.<ref name="factsheet2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.georgetown.edu/about/key-facts/ |title=Georgetown Key Facts |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=November 11, 2019 |date=Fall 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111165320/https://www.georgetown.edu/about/key-facts/ |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's]] programs are offered through [[Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]], the [[Georgetown University School of Nursing|School of Nursing]], the [[McDonough School of Business]], the [[Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies|School of Continuing Studies]], the [[Georgetown University School of Health|School of Health]], and the [[Walsh School of Foreign Service]], which includes the [[Georgetown University in Qatar|Qatar campus]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

[[File:Georgetown Jesuit Residence.jpg|thumb|Students studying outside Wolfington Hall Jesuit Residence|alt=Three young adults lie on grass reading books in front of a brick building with many windows]]
[[File:Georgetown University Office of Undergraduate Admissions (53820914198).jpg|thumb|White-Gravenor Hall hosts the Office of Undergraduate Admissions]]
[[Master's degree|Master's]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctoral]] programs are offered through the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the Law Center, the School of Medicine, the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]], and the School of Continuing Studies. Master's students occasionally share some advanced [[seminar]]s with undergraduates, and most undergraduate schools offer abbreviated bachelor's and master's programs following completion of the undergraduate degree. The [[McDonough School of Business]] and the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] both offer master's programs. The School of Foreign Service is renowned for its academic programs in international affairs. The [[Center for Contemporary Arab Studies]] also offer a Master's of Arab Studies, as well as certificates.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ccas.georgetown.edu/academic-programs |title= Academic Programs |work= Center for Contemporary Arab Studies |year= 2015 |access-date= September 6, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150905172859/http://ccas.georgetown.edu/academic-programs |archive-date= September 5, 2015 }}</ref>

Each graduate school offers at least one [[double degree]] with another graduate school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/joint_degree_programs_of.cfm|title=Listing of Joint / Dual Degrees Offered|work=[[Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]|year=2007|access-date=September 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814014435/http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/joint_degree_programs_of.cfm <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=August 14, 2007}}</ref> Additionally, the Law Center offers a joint degree with the [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/joint-public-health-center-launched-1.1885519|title=Joint Public Health Center Launched|first=Jenny|last=Castronuovo|work=[[The Hoya]]|date=December 1, 2000|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118211206/http://www.thehoya.com/joint-public-health-center-launched-1.1885519|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The School of Continuing Studies includes the Center for Continuing and Professional Education, and operates four types of degree programs, over thirty professional certificates and non-degree courses, undergraduate and [[Master of Arts in Liberal Studies|graduate degrees in Liberal Studies]], as well as summer courses for graduates, undergraduates, and high school students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/about.html |title=About SCS |department=The School of Continuing Studies|website=Georgetown University|date=June 11, 2007 |access-date=July 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709000546/http://www12.georgetown.edu/scs/about.html |archive-date=July 9, 2007 }}</ref> The School of Dentistry closed in 1990 after 89 years in operation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plagued by Falling Enrollment, Dental Schools Close or Cut Back |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/29/us/plagued-by-falling-enrollment-dental-schools-close-or-cut-back.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 29, 1987 |access-date=September 12, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Tamar |last=Lewin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620163946/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/29/us/plagued-by-falling-enrollment-dental-schools-close-or-cut-back.html |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rankings and admissions===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 24 (tie)
| Forbes = 32
| THE_WSJ = 34
| Wamo_NU = 15
| THES_W = 201-250
| QS_W = 301
| USNWR_W = 310
| ARWU_W = 501-600
}}
{{Infobox U.S. college admissions
|float              = 
|year               = 2021
|ref                = <ref name="CDS 2019–2020">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2019–2020 |url=https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/sty6w23zh0te8rnsbnndy62afivfdaz1 |website=Georgetown University |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref>
|change ref         = <ref name="CDS 2014–2015">{{cite web |title=Common Data Set 2014–2015 |url=https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/6wrzbqcxo8lwcqa95268t12qf44r02cl |website=Georgetown University |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref>
|admit rate         = 11.7%
|admit rate change  = -4.7
|yield rate         = 48.4%
|yield rate change  = +1.8

|SAT EBRW           = 700–770<!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT EBRW change    = 
|SAT Math           = 690–780<!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|SAT Math change    = 
|ACT                = 32–34<!-- use an em-dash (–) -->
|ACT change         =

|top decile         = 87%
|top quarter        = 97%
|top half           = 99%
|GPA                = 
|GPA change         = 
}}

Admission to Georgetown has been deemed "most selective" by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Georgetown University|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/georgetown-university-1445|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=July 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804001037/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/georgetown-university-1445|archive-date=August 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> with the university receiving 27,650 applications and admitting 11.7% of those who applied for the Class of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=GU Admits Just 12% of Applicants, Setting Record Low|url=https://thehoya.com/gu-admits-just-12-of-applicants-setting-record-low/|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, Georgetown's graduate schools have acceptance rates of 2.8% to the School of Medicine,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2011/04/05/10-medical-schools-with-lowest-acceptance-rates |title=10 Medical Schools With Lowest Acceptance Rates |publisher=[[USNWR]] |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205332/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2011/04/05/10-medical-schools-with-lowest-acceptance-rates |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> 12.9% to the Law Center,<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Legal Research Group (ILRG)|url=https://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/view/44|access-date=September 10, 2020|publisher=Internet Legal Research Group}}</ref> 25% to the [[Master of Science in Foreign Service|MSFS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msfs.georgetown.edu/admissions/stats/ |title=Statistical Profiles of Admitted Students 2007–2010&nbsp;– MSFS |publisher=Georgetown University |access-date=June 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317080819/http://msfs.georgetown.edu/admissions/stats/ |archive-date=March 17, 2011 }}</ref> and 35% to the [[McDonough School of Business|MBA program]].<ref name="GMAT">{{cite web|url=http://msb.georgetown.edu/prospective/graduate/mba/admissions/profile/ |title=Full-Time MBA Profile |work=[[McDonough School of Business]] |year=2008 |access-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216013729/http://msb.georgetown.edu/prospective/graduate/mba/admissions/profile/ |archive-date=February 16, 2009 }}</ref> In 2004, a [[National Bureau of Economic Research]] study on revealed preference of U.S. colleges showed Georgetown was the 16th most-preferred choice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf|title=A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities|last=Avery|first=Christopher, Glickman, Mark E., Hoxby, Caroline Minter and Metrick, Andrew|date=December 2005|access-date=May 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203181901/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf|archive-date=February 3, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Walsh School of Foreign Service|School of Foreign Service]]'s (SFS) master's and bachelor's programs in [[international relations]] were ranked first in the world by ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tierney |first=Irene Entringer García Blanes, Susan Peterson, Michael J. |date=2024-09-10 |title=The Top International Relations Schools of 2024, Ranked |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/30/international-relations-school-rankings-university-undergraduate-masters-phd-programs/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref> SFS's undergraduate programs were also ranked first in the United States for [[International relations|international affairs]] by [[Niche (company)|''Niche'']].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Georgetown University Rankings|url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/georgetown-university/rankings/|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=Niche}}</ref> The [[McCourt School of Public Policy]] is ranked fourth in [[International Politics|global policy]] and [[Global governance|administration studies]] by ''[[U.S. News & World Report|US News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-10 |title=Best International Policy and Administration Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/international-global-policy-rankings |website=US News & World Report}}</ref> In the same report, the [[Georgetown University School of Medicine|Medical School]] is ranked 44th in research and 87th in primary care,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Medical Schools: Georgetown University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/georgetown-university-04018|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=usnews}}</ref> and the [[McDonough School of Business]] ranks 24th in [[Master of Business Administration|MBA programs]] and 14th in undergraduate programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Business Schools, Georgetown University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=usnews.com}}</ref> In 2024, ''Poets & Quants'' ranked Georgetown's undergraduate business programs third in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bleizeffer |first=Kristy |date=2024-01-22 |title=Poets&Quants' Best Undergraduate Business Schools Of 2024 |url=https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/news/best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Poets&Quants for Undergrads |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Georgetown University Law Center]] is ranked 14th in the United States<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Best Law Schools: Georgetown University|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/georgetown-university-03032|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=usnews.com}}</ref> and 12th in the world,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 – Law {{!}} Shanghai Ranking – 2020|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/law.html|access-date=September 4, 2020|website=www.shanghairanking.com|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713045723/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/law.html}}</ref> as well as first in clinical training and part-time law, second in tax law, third in international law, fifth in criminal law, seventh in health care law, ninth in constitutional law, and tenth in environmental law.<ref name=":0" />

The undergraduate schools maintain a restrictive [[Early Action]] admissions program, as students who have applied through an [[Early Decision]] process at another school are not permitted to apply early to Georgetown.<ref name=factsheet2017/> 94% of students accepted for the class of 2017 were in the top 10% of their class and the [[interquartile range]] of [[SAT]] scores was 700–770 in Reading/Writing and 680–780 in Math.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xani81o0z2iq0anudhge|title=Georgetown 2017 Profile for Schools and Candidates|year=2017|access-date=October 18, 2017|work=Georgetown University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130020632/https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/xani81o0z2iq0anudhge|archive-date=January 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Georgetown accepts the SAT and [[ACT (test)|ACT]], though it does not consider the writing portion of either test.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/firstyear/preparation/|title=Preparation Process for First Year Applicants|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=September 20, 2011|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928044352/http://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/firstyear/preparation/|archive-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> Over 55% of undergraduates receive financial aid, and the university meets 100% of demonstrated need, with an average financial aid package of $23,500 and about 70% of aid distributed in the form of grants or scholarships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/documents/?DocumentID=749&PageTemplateID=52 |title=Undergraduate Financial Aid |work=Georgetown Facts |publisher=Georgetown University |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613025241/http://explore.georgetown.edu/documents/?DocumentID=749&PageTemplateID=52 |archive-date=June 13, 2011 }}</ref> Georgetown is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/financial-aid/|title=Financial Aid – Georgetown University|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=2021-03-22|archive-date=2021-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420221046/https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/financial-aid/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Faculty===
{{Main|List of Georgetown University faculty}}{{As of|2017}}, Georgetown University employed 1,414&nbsp;full-time and 1,196&nbsp;part-time faculty members across its three Washington, D.C. campuses,<ref name=factsheet2017/> with additional staff at [[Georgetown University in Qatar]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Blazey|first=Elizabeth|date=October 3, 2008|title=Student Life Begins to Boom in SFS-Q's Infant Years|work=[[The Hoya]]|url=http://www.thehoya.com/student-life-begins-to-boom-in-sfs-q-s-infant-years-1.1893649|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119061229/http://www.thehoya.com/student-life-begins-to-boom-in-sfs-q-s-infant-years-1.1893649|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> The faculty comprises leading academics and notable political and business leaders, and are predominantly male by a two-to-one margin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sahrmann|first=Marie|date=October 17, 2008|title=Faculty Gender Ratio Favors Males|work=[[The Hoya]]|url=http://www.thehoya.com/faculty-gender-ratio-favors-males-1.1893741|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119094252/http://www.thehoya.com/faculty-gender-ratio-favors-males-1.1893741|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref>

Georgetown University's faculty members give more support to liberal candidates, and while their donation patterns are generally consistent with those of other American university faculties, they gave more than average to [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Heberle|first=Robert|date=September 21, 2004|title=Faculty Funds Favor Kerry|work=[[The Hoya]]|url=http://www.thehoya.com/faculty-funds-favor-kerry-1.1887619|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119045919/http://www.thehoya.com/faculty-funds-favor-kerry-1.1887619|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hu|first=Dawn|date=November 21, 2008|title=GU Faculty Among Highest Donors to Obama Campaign|work=[[The Hoya]]|url=http://www.thehoya.com/gu-faculty-among-highest-donors-to-obama-campaign-1.1894080|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118194020/http://www.thehoya.com/gu-faculty-among-highest-donors-to-obama-campaign-1.1894080|archive-date=January 18, 2012}}</ref>

The faculty includes former [[Society for Classical Studies]] president [[James J. O'Donnell]], theologian [[John Haught]], social activistd [[Chai Feldblum]], [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel laureate]] [[George Akerlof]], writer and human rights advocate [[Carolyn Forché]], award-winning literary critic [[Maureen Corrigan]], linguist [[Deborah Tannen]], business philosopher [[Jason Brennan]], and hip hop scholar [[Michael Eric Dyson]].<ref name="faculty2">{{cite web|year=2007|title=List all faculty experts|url=http://experts.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=List|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101211/http://experts.georgetown.edu/index.cfm?Action=List|archive-date=September 4, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2007|website=Georgetown University – Faculty Experts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year=2009|title=Faculty and Administration|url=http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116154019/http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/|archive-date=January 16, 2010|access-date=November 23, 2009|work=[[Georgetown University Law Center]]}}</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite news|title=George Akerlof (aka Mr. Janet Yellen) Heads to Georgetown – Real Time Economics – WSJ|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=September 23, 2014|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/09/23/george-akerlof-aka-mr-janet-yellen-heads-to-georgetown/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007224324/http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/09/23/george-akerlof-aka-mr-janet-yellen-heads-to-georgetown/|archive-date=October 7, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|publisher=blogs.wsj.com|last1=Reddy|first1=Sudeep}}</ref>

[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets with Georgetown Faculty Before Commencement Ceremonies (52090082673).jpg|thumb|[[Antony Blinken]], the [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]], meets with Georgetown faculty before commencement ceremonies]]

Many former politicians choose to teach at Georgetown, including former Secretaries of State [[Madeleine Albright]] and [[Henry Kissinger]], former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]], [[United States Agency for International Development|U.S. Agency for International Development]] administrator [[Andrew Natsios]], National Security Advisor [[Anthony Lake]], and CIA director [[George Tenet]]. Former [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Justices]] [[William J. Brennan, Jr.]], [[Antonin Scalia]], and [[John Roberts]] have each taught at the university. Former Solicitor General of the United States [[Paul Clement]] has been a member of the law faculty since leaving public office in 2008.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Paul D. Clement |url=https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/paul-d-clement/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> Internationally, the school attracts former ambassadors and heads of state, including former Prime Minister of Spain [[José María Aznar]], Saudi Ambassador Prince [[Turki Al-Faisal]], [[President of Costa Rica|President]] [[Laura Chinchilla]] of [[Costa Rica]], and President of [[Colombia]] [[Álvaro Uribe]].<ref>{{cite web|date=September 8, 2010|title=Colombia Reports|url=http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11743-georgetown-protest-uribe.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813052409/http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11743-georgetown-protest-uribe.html|archive-date=August 13, 2011|access-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sarubbi|first=Andrea E.|date=March 7, 2006|title=Former President of Poland Joins Georgetown Faculty as Distinguished Scholar|url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=13237|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324030833/http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=13237|archive-date=March 24, 2007|access-date=February 15, 2009|work=Georgetown University Department of Communications}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Heller|first=Chris|date=August 11, 2010|title=Former Colombian President to teach at Georgetown|work=[[The Georgetown Voice]]|url=http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2010/08/11/former-colombian-president-to-teach-at-georgetown/|access-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004220749/http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2010/08/11/former-colombian-president-to-teach-at-georgetown/|archive-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

===Research===
[[File:Georgetown University School of Medicine & School of Dentistry (53820913143).jpg|alt=A large Georgian-era style building complete in red brick, classical columns and a statue in front|thumb|[[Georgetown University School of Medicine|Georgetown Medical School]] accounts for a significant portion of the university's research funding, mostly received from the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]]<ref>[https://som.georgetown.edu/research# Georgetown Medical School:Research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123211745/https://som.georgetown.edu/research |date=November 23, 2017 }}, Retrieved: May 29, 2019</ref>]]

Georgetown University is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131496|title=Georgetown University|publisher=The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|year=2010|access-date=September 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040256/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=131496|archive-date=September 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2014}}, Georgetown's libraries held over 3.5 million printed items, including 1.25 million e-books, in seven buildings, with most in [[Lauinger Library]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.georgetown.edu/about/numbers|title=The Library in Numbers|website=Georgetown University Library|year=2014|access-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821021653/http://www.library.georgetown.edu/about/numbers|archive-date=August 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Blommer Science Library in the Reiss Science Building on campus, houses most of the Science collection. Additionally, the Law School campus includes the nation's fifth-largest [[Georgetown University Law Library|law library]] as of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/staff/resident/|title=Library Resident Program|website=Georgetown Law Library|year=2007|access-date=July 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111014641/http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/staff/resident/|archive-date=November 11, 2006}}</ref> Georgetown faculty conduct research in hundreds of subjects, but research priorities are in religion, ethics, science, public policy, and cancer medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.georgetown.edu/sites/index.cfm?Action=Index&Mode=Research&Letter=A|title=Research centers, institutes and programs|website=Georgetown University – Research & Scholarship|year=2007|access-date=July 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623012555/http://explore.georgetown.edu/sites/index.cfm?Action=Index&Mode=Research&Letter=A|archive-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref>

In 2019, Georgetown spent $240.9 million on research, ranking it 101st nationwide, with $94.0 million in federal funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=view&fice=1445|title=Georgetown University|work=[[National Science Foundation]]|year=2017|access-date=February 23, 2020}}</ref> In 2007, it received about $14.8 million in federal funds for research, with 64% from the [[National Science Foundation]], [[National Institutes of Health]], the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]], and the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]].<ref name=sci>{{cite news|url=http://www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/2.14589/science-at-georgetown-1.2080410|title=Science at Georgetown: Research and the Real World|first=Meredith|last=Ponder|author2=Anna Cheimets|date=February 27, 2008|access-date=December 13, 2010|website=The Georgetown Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717002259/http://www.thegeorgetownindependent.com/2.14589/science-at-georgetown-1.2080410|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, the school received $5.6 million from the [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] to fund fellowships in several international studies fields.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/georgetown-receives-5-6-million-department-of-education-grant-1.1896806|title=Georgetown Receives $5.6 Million Department of Education Grant|first=Lauren|last=Weber|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=May 1, 2011|work=[[The Hoya]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118210444/http://www.thehoya.com/georgetown-receives-5-6-million-department-of-education-grant-1.1896806|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Georgetown's [[Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center|Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center]] is one of 41 research-intensive comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, and developed the breakthrough [[HPV vaccine]] for [[cervical cancer]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060608225351.htm|title=Georgetown Research Leads To First Cancer Vaccine|date=June 9, 2006|work=[[Science Daily]]|access-date=August 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235545/http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060608225351.htm|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and conditionally reprogrammed cells (CRC) technology.<ref name="lombardi">[http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/pdf/about/LM/2013_Fall.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114220514/http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/pdf/about/LM/2013_Fall.pdf|date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

====Academic publications====
Centers that conduct and sponsor research at Georgetown include the [[Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs]], the [[Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding]] and the [[Woodstock Theological Center]]. Regular publications include the ''[[Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy]]'', the ''[[Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal]]'', ''[[The Georgetown Law Journal]]'', the ''[[Georgetown Journal of International Affairs]]'', and the ''[[Georgetown Public Policy Review]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}