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Sociology & anthropology at Georgetown

Georgetown graduates about 45 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#15 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year453% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,000
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1560whole 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 sociology & anthropology 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 sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. University of Chicago 94
  2. Vanderbilt University 94
  3. University of California, Berkeley 92
  4. Barnard College 92
  5. Yale University 92
  6. Wellesley College 92
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91

Other strong majors at Georgetown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgetown with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. 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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