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Finance at Georgetown

Georgetown graduates about 225 finance majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 539 schools we score for finance, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $153,000 four years out, 1.80× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

98/100Standout#2 of 539 for finance →
Graduates a year22510% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$153,0001.80× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1405–1530whole school

Around Georgetown

Overhead view of the Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown University in Washi
Georgetown Jesuit Cemetery overhead viewPhoto: Ergo Sum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart on the campus of Georgetown University in Wa
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart stained glassPhoto: APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Healy Building, Georgetown University, Georgetown University campus, junction of
Healy Hall clock after its hands were stolen on April 30, 2012.Photo: AleSZV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photograph of J. Havens Richards, president of Georgetown University, on the ste
J. Havens Richards at Healy Hall, GeorgetownPhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source

Where finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 9 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the finance ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 100
  2. University of Notre Dame 97
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 96
  4. Southern Methodist University 95
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 95

Other strong majors at Georgetown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgetown with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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