Editing Georgetown University (section)

===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>