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Georgetown University

Georgetown University
A vertical oval-shaped black and white design with a bald eagle whose wings are spread and who is grasping a globe and a cross with its claws. Around the seal are leaves and the numbers 17 and 89 appear on either side.
Former names
Georgetown College (1789–1814)
Motto Utraque Unum (Latin)
Motto in English
Both into One
Type Private nonprofit university
Established January 23, 1789
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment $1.529 billion (2015)
Chairman William Doyle
President John J. DeGioia
Vice-president Christopher Augostini
Provost Robert Groves
Academic staff
Total: 2,173
(1,291 full-time / 882 part-time)
Administrative staff
1,500
Students 17,849
Undergraduates 7,636
Postgraduates 10,213
Location Washington, D.C., US
38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W / 38.90722°N 77.07278°W / 38.90722; -77.07278Coordinates: 38°54′26″N 77°4′22″W / 38.90722°N 77.07278°W / 38.90722; -77.07278
Campus Urban 104 acres (42.1 ha)
College yell Hoya Saxa
Colors Union blue and Confederate gray
         
Athletics NCAA Division IBig East
Patriot League (football)
MAISA; EARC
Sports 23 varsity sports teams
11 men's and 12 women's
Nickname Hoyas
Mascot Jack the Bulldog
Affiliations
Website georgetown.edu
 Stylized blue text with the words Georgetown University.
University rankings
National
ARWU 99–119
Forbes 21
U.S. News & World Report 20
Washington Monthly 9
Global
ARWU 301–400
QS 214
Times 104
U.S. News & World Report 279

Georgetown University is a private research university in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has since grown to incorporate nine undergraduate and graduate schools, including the School of Foreign Service, School of Business, a Medical Center and a Law School. Georgetown's main campus is located on a hill above the Potomac River. It is recognizable by its flagship Healy Hall, a National Historic Landmark that towers over Washington's Georgetown neighborhood.

Georgetown offers degree programs in forty-eight disciplines, enrolling an average of 7,500 undergraduate and 10,000 post-graduate students from more than 130 countries. The university is especially known for preparing leaders for careers in government and international affairs. As of 2015, Georgetown produced more diplomats for the U.S. Foreign Service than any other school in the country, and has ranked second in the U.S. by the average number of graduates serving in the U.S. Congress. Georgetown's notable alumni include U.S. President Bill Clinton, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, CIA Director George Tenet, actor Bradley Cooper, King Felipe VI of Spain, as well as the royalty and heads of state of more than a dozen countries.


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