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Georgetown University
Washington, DC 7,462 Undergrads 94.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$84,696
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$39,433
After Aid
Median Earnings
$103,494
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$39,433
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$103,494
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate94.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients11.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS88.9%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
13.1%
SAT Avg
1,494
SAT Reading
25th: 70073575th: 770
SAT Math
25th: 69074575th: 780
ACT Composite
25th: 323475th: 34
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$839k
+$442k
+$355k
Median Cost$39k/yr
+$697k
+$301k
+$213k
Full Cost$85k/yr
+$534k
+$138k
+$50k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$39k/yr
33
150%
Full Cost$85k/yr
51
16%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return121%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-29%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$165,279
Lifetime Value Added
+$685k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Biological and Physical Sciences
BachCIP: 3001
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (5yr)
$77,449
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,380
Earnings (5yr)
$69,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,975
Earnings (5yr)
$95,328
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$162,419
Lifetime Value Added
+$664k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (2yr)
$74,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (5yr)
$78,299
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
BachCIP: 0502
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$152,931
Lifetime Value Added
+$594k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (2yr)
$70,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,640
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$298k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$14,394
Earnings (5yr)
$114,222
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$80,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$119,188
Lifetime Value Added
+$345k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,822
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$135,935
Lifetime Value Added
+$468k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$107,915
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$138,020
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$259k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$15,384
Earnings (5yr)
$86,431
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$70,574
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$84,741
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$65,175
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Science, Technology and Society
BachCIP: 3015
Median Debt
$13,625
Earnings (5yr)
$115,200
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$13,266
Earnings (5yr)
$57,169
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Master's Degrees
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$76,142
Earnings (5yr)
$92,225
Lifetime Value Added
+$300k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
MastCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$62,607
Earnings (5yr)
$94,206
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
$77,949
Earnings (5yr)
$106,482
Lifetime Value Added
+$423k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$98,440
Earnings (5yr)
$175,402
Lifetime Value Added
+$1008k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MastCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$40,837
Earnings (5yr)
$142,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$731k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$69,649
Earnings (5yr)
$104,787
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Engineering-Related Fields
MastCIP: 1515
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$80,400
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,840
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$74,347
Earnings (5yr)
$149,302
Lifetime Value Added
+$787k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$80,900
Earnings (5yr)
$120,217
Lifetime Value Added
+$540k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$55,935
Earnings (5yr)
$83,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$62,182
Earnings (5yr)
$96,515
Lifetime Value Added
+$337k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$59,620
Earnings (5yr)
$126,185
Lifetime Value Added
+$591k
International Relations and National Security Studies
MastCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$74,360
Earnings (5yr)
$119,853
Lifetime Value Added
+$537k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MastCIP: 2202
Median Debt
$97,008
Earnings (5yr)
$169,366
Lifetime Value Added
+$956k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
MastCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,541
Lifetime Value Added
+$311k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
MastCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
MastCIP: 2605
Median Debt
$71,610
Earnings (5yr)
$81,380
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
MastCIP: 3005
Median Debt
$104,270
Earnings (5yr)
$90,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$285k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$78,000
Earnings (5yr)
$70,779
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$65,578
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$87,819
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Public Policy Analysis
MastCIP: 4405
Median Debt
$99,635
Earnings (5yr)
$111,540
Lifetime Value Added
+$466k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MastCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$49,149
Earnings (5yr)
$104,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$43,099
Earnings (5yr)
$149,608
Lifetime Value Added
+$789k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$127,131
Earnings (5yr)
$120,851
Lifetime Value Added
+$545k
Science, Technology and Society
MastCIP: 3015
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$98,956
Lifetime Value Added
+$358k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$90,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$162,286
Earnings (5yr)
$163,738
Lifetime Value Added
+$615k
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
ProfCIP: 2202
Median Debt
$170,377
Earnings (2yr)
$74,576
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$249,194
Earnings (5yr)
$124,419
Lifetime Value Added
+$331k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.