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Public health at Georgetown

Georgetown graduates about 28 public health majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 328 schools we score for public health, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $200 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#16 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year281% of the class
Research in the field$200Ma 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 public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dahlgren Medical Library, Medical and Dental Annex, Medical and Dental Building.

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 public health ranking

  1. Cornell University 90
  2. The Ohio State University 90
  3. University of Georgia 89
  4. New York University 89
  5. Tufts University 88
  6. University of Washington 88
  7. Indiana University–Bloomington 87
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 87

Other strong majors at Georgetown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgetown with every school we score in public health. 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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