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| Metric | Georgetown | Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 13%Fall 2025 | 6.0%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 13% / 13% | 5.9% / 5.0% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 20% / 14% / 8.3%Fall 2025 | Not publishedFall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 56% / 44% / 41%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 26,822Fall 2025 | 28,230Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 3,618Fall 2025 | 1,699Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 1,589Fall 2025 | 1,205Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 44%Fall 2025 | 71%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1405–1530Fall 2025 | 1440–1550Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 32–35Fall 2025 | 32–35Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | 1,239 (78%)Fall 2025 | 826 (69%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | 510 (32%)Fall 2025 | 392 (33%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 77%Fall 2025 | 83%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 89%Fall 2025 | 90%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Considered | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 87% (of the 49% with a rank)Fall 2025 | 96% (of the 44% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | 22% of 3,552 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Offered, restrictive2025–26 | – |
| Wait list | 356 admitted of 2,043 who acceptedFall 2025 | Uses one; numbers not publishedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test scores required | Test scores requiredFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $75 | $80 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by January 10Fall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 3 · reply by May 1Fall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | YesFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 2 yearsFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Not listed |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 11%Fall 2025 | 9.9%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Large | Town: Remote |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium |
| Research activity | R1: very high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic | None |
| Athletics | Division I FCS | Division I FCS |
| Conference | Big East Conference; football: Patriot League | Ivy Group |
| ROTC | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Quarters |
| Undergrads | 7,569 | 4,541 |
| Beds in college housing | 5,340 | 3,875 |
| First-years must live on campus | Yes | Yes |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 26%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 29%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 10% | 14% |
| First-gen | 16% | 17% |
| Men / women | 41% / 59% | 52% / 48% |
| Part-time students | 5% | 0% |
| Students 25 and older | 5% | 1% |
| First-years from in state | 2% | 2% |
| First-years from other states | 87% | 81% |
| First-years from abroad | 11% | 14% |
| New transfer students this fall | 84 | 32 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 5% | 3% |
| Diversity index | 0.73 | 0.75 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 11 to 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 64%Fall 2025 | 61%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 48% | 81% |
| Average faculty salary | $163,399 | $181,089 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 1,868 | 1,357 |
| Most popular majors | International Relations and Affairs 15% · Finance, General 12% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 10% | Computer Science 10% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Engineering, General 9% |
| Instruction spending per student | $37,019 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $32,539 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $206,718 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $1,178,367 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 41% | 16% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $72,116 | $55,960 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 19% | 36% |
| Net price, students with grants | $39,083 | $20,322 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $88,741 | $87,793 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $88,741 | $87,793 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $65,081 | $65,739 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $65,081 | $65,739 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 33% | 47% |
| Average grant | $49,658 | $67,471 |
| Aid from the college | 33% | 47% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | No merit aid | – |
| Published promise | – | Families pay nothing toward cost under $125K; No tuition under $175K2026–27 |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS Profile · Business/FarmFall 2026 entrants | FAFSA · CSS Profile · Business/FarmFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | February 1 (deadline)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 100%2024–25 | 100%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | $62,5052024–25 | $73,2082025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | – |
| Aid for international students | 48 students, average $75.1K2024–25 | 483 students, average $87.6K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $103,494 | $97,434 |
| Graduation rate | 95% | 95% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 93%Entered fall 2019 | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 95%Entered fall 2019 | 97% |
| Pell graduation gap | 2 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 4 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 85%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 87%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 86%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 92%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 94%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 94%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 96% | 96% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 96% | 98% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 97% | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 85% | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 97% | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 95% | 94% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 98%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 90% | 84% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 95% | 95% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 3% | 2% |
| Median debt | $15,500 | $17,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 18% | 12% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $12,000 | $10,129 |
| Website | georgetown.edu | dartmouth.edu |
Sources:Georgetown University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Georgetown University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Georgetown University (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent release;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Dartmouth College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Dartmouth College (2026–27), 2026–27About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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