Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares GU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia.
GU has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 19,881 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia average (6,265 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Georgetown University20,0317,83312,198
Similarly Ranked Schools19,8818,54511,336
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in District of Columbia6,2655,7713,158
The below chart compares the student population between Georgetown University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,833 male and 11,198 female students attending GU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at GU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,8337,233600
Men3,2352,953282
Women4,5984,280318
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,1988,6723,526
Men5,5983,9311,667
Women6,6004,7411,859

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,588 White students (37.88%) and 3,170 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (15.83%) at Georgetown University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Georgetown University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgetown University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native707
Asian1,171404767
Black or African American375171204
Hispanic448181267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1156
White3,5331,5471,986
Two or More Races488178310
Race/Ethnicity Unknown679292387
Total 7,8333,2354,598
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgetown University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1055
Asian1,366618748
Black or African American810271539
Hispanic989459530
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1266
White4,0551,8892,166
Two or More Races287107180
Race/Ethnicity Unknown2,4911,3151,176
Total 12,1985,5986,600

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 11,237 students whose age under twenty five and 4,080 students whose age is over thirty years old at Georgetown University.
Especially, 107 students are younger than eighteen and 150 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Georgetown University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Georgetown University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,833 3,2354,598
Under 18107 3275
18-193,106 1,2221,884
20-213,385 1,3552,030
22-24672 341331
25-29113 6152
30-3496 4452
35-3969 3237
40-4995 5045
50-6448 2226
65 and over133 7261
unknown9 45
Total 7,833 3,2354,598
Population by Student Age at Georgetown University
TotalMenWomen
Total12,198 5,5986,600
18-193 12
20-21177 51126
22-243,787 1,5092,278
25-294,577 2,0482,529
30-341,930 1,064866
35-39850 484366
40-49651 320331
50-64191 9992
65 and over17 98
unknown15 132
Total 12,198 5,5986,600

Online Student Population

At Georgetown University, 3,969 students (19.81% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,625 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 146 students live in District of Columbia where Georgetown University is located in and 2,413 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total20,0317,83312,198
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,6253272,298
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,3441541,190
Not Enrolled in Online Classes16,0627,3528,710
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,6253272,298
District of Columbia Residents14617129
Other State in U.S.2,4132912,122
Outside of U.S.621943
Unknown404