Georgetown University

🇺🇸 United States of America 4-Year University

Global #140 United States of America #53

Institution Info

Founded: 1789
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 17,500 students
Faculty: 3,457
Endowment: $1.9B
Website: https://www.georgetown.edu

About

Georgetown University is a higher education institution in United States of America, founded in 1789. It is among the world's top 500 universities. The university has approximately 18K students, an endowment of $1.9B, a member of New Ivies and Global B-Tier (World 101-300).

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #285 · Ranked	47.00
THE	2026	THE #209 · Ranked	58.00
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #140 · Top 200	90.95
ARWU	2025	ARWU #401 · Ranked	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

813

h-index

7,732,328

Citations

111,073

Publications

93,983

i10-index

2.14

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

New Ivies Global B-Tier (World 101-300) Association of American Universities (AAU) Major Catholic Universities Worldwide

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Motto

"Utraque Unum"

Frequently Asked Questions

Georgetown University is ranked #140 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within United States of America, it holds the #53 position.

Georgetown University was founded in 1789, making it 237 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in United States of America.

Georgetown University has a student body of approximately 17,500 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 5:1.

Georgetown University has produced 111,073 research publications with 7,732,328 total citations and an h-index of 813, according to OpenAlex data.

Georgetown University has an endowment of approximately $1.9B USD. University endowments fund financial aid, research, faculty positions, and campus development.