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Philosophy & religion at Georgetown

Georgetown graduates about 29 philosophy & religion majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#16 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year292% of the class
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1560whole school

Around Georgetown

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
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
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 philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dahlgren Medical Library, Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Lauinger Library.

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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Wake Forest University 94
  2. Vanderbilt University 94
  3. Duke University 94
  4. Williams College 94
  5. Claremont McKenna College 93
  6. Boston College 92
  7. Tufts University 92
  8. Stanford University 92

Other strong majors at Georgetown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgetown with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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