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Georgetown University

13% accepted | 8k undergrads | Private | Washington, DC
All majors

$103k

Earnings help
trending_up 8%

$16k

Debt help
70%

2.7

Repay help
76
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater New York City Area
San Francisco Bay Area
travel Postgrad lifestyle
Key metrics
Publisher ranking help
star star star star star_half
4.7
Student review help
star star star star star
4.0
Student-to-faculty
11:1
Years to repay cost help
2.68
Graduation rate
 
94%
Graduate on time help
 
87%
Retention rate help
 
96%
Earnings after 4 yrs
103k
Lifestyle Majors Campus Overview

Costs

State residency
Family income

Tuition & fees
trending_up 4.2% last 3 years

$65,081

Expenses see detail

$23,660
QuestBridge help

Books & supplies

$1,200

Housing & meals
On campus

$19,750

Personal expenses

$2,710
 
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust sticker price.

Sticker price (COA) help
in_home_mode In-state
[name] help

$88,741

Estimated aid help
Based on income

$46,210

Estimated net cost

$42,531

4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%

$177,934
 
Personalize my costs. help
 
 
Funding Sources

4-year budget

$
College savings (529), earnings in college.

Funding gap (debt)

$177,934
Need: 100% met. See detail
Aid detail
Residency: US | Int’l
% undergrads awarded merit aid $ merit award help % need met
All students Without need Average With need
100%
Need methodology: FM and IM
How is merit calc'd?
emoji_objects Merit aid is based on student academics, not financial need and is paid by the college.
emoji_objects Students awarded merit aid often have a high GPA or test scores near or above the 75th percentile. See scores
Endowment $ / student: $152,975 help
CSS: US, Int'l, NCP | IDOC help
georgetown.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
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Net price is for all freshman, not just the 36% that receive grant and scholarship aid. help

Earnings

Major

Earnings after 4 years

$103,494

Real earnings ---
Inflation adj. 8% help

$111,774

Tax rate

%
Get earnings after tax here to adjust rate.
 

Earnings after tax (AT)

$83,830

Select repayment plan

For $177,934 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail

% AT earnings to repay debt
$1,257/mo help

%
20% is a fast repayment level. help

% interest rate on debt

%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS. help
Plan comparison for $178k debt help

$248k
28%

10-yr repay
 
$70k interest

$377k
53%

25-yr repay
 
$199k interest

$377k
53%

% earnings
 
$199k interest

Annual debt repayment

$15,089

Earnings after tax and debt ---

$68,741

Lifestyle

Postgrad earnings and expenses

emoji_objects Cities with the star within the red area may be unaffordable. help
Major: College (all majors) | 100%
Location adjusted Less tax, debt + cost of living Savings
Ratio Earnings Tax Repay Expenses / Deficit
Georgetown University 1.35x 112k
Location neutral earnings help 1.00x 83k
DC | Washington, DC 1.25x 104k -26k -15k -38k =24k 
NYC | New York, NY 1.57x 130k -32k -15k -52k =30k 
SF | San Francisco, CA 1.76x 145k -36k -15k -60k =34k 
BOS | Boston, MA 1.54x 127k -32k -15k -52k =29k 
LA | Los Angeles, CA 1.32x 109k -27k -15k -44k =22k 
DC | Washington, DC 1.25x 104k -26k -15k -38k =24k 
emoji_objects Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
emoji_objects The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes help

Expenses

Grad destination

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD Area

Popular grad destinations

Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater New York City Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Greater Boston Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Chicago Area
Greater Philadelphia Area
Baltimore Maryland Area
United Kingdom
Greater Atlanta Area
Greater Seattle Area
London United Kingdom

Earnings after tax and debt ---

$68,741
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children

Studio apartment
$840 - $2,660/mo help

$10,080

Grocery shopping help

$3,862

Transportation

$8,838

Healthcare

$4,465

Necessities help

$7,978

Entertainment help

$3,191
 

Other

$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.

Total cost of living

$38,414

Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
Deficit

$30,327
Cost of living ratio: 1.25x
Methodology and documentation
Costs help
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