Georgetown College
Georgetown College at a Glance
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About Georgetown College
According to Wikipedia, Georgetown College is a private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1787, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in education. It offers degrees in areas of visual and performing arts, math and sciences, humanities, language and culture, business, medicine and healthcare, and others.
Georgetown College's Online Degrees
MAED in Moderate And Severe Disabilities For Initial Certification
- Required Credits: 42
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Lbd And Msd Certification For Initial Certification
- Required Credits: 60-63
- Completion Time: 3 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Instructional Leadership- Advanced Leadership Studies Level Ii
- Required Credits: 6
- Completion Time: 4 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Instructional Leadership Level 1
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Teacher Leader
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Teacher Leader With English As A Second Language Endorsement
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Teacher Leader With Gifted Education Endorsement
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Teacher Leader With Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement
- Required Credits: 30
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Literacy Specialist With Teacher Leader Endorsement
- Required Credits: 33
- Completion Time: 20 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Learning And Behavior Disorders For Initial Certification
- Required Credits: 42
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Moderate And Severe Disabilities
- Required Credits: 42
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Add A Teacher Endorsement
- Completion Time: Less than 1 year
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Learning And Behavior Disorders
- Required Credits: 36-39
- Completion Time: 26 months
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Initial/Alternative Teaching Certification
- Required Credits: 42-43
- Completion Time: 2.5 years
- Format: Fully online
MAED in Lbd And Msd Certification
- Required Credits: 60-63
- Completion Time: 3 years
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Director Of Pupil Personnel Certification
- Completion Time: Less than 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Director Of Special Education
- Completion Time: Less than 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in School Superintendent Certification
- Completion Time: Less than 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Supervisor Of Instruction Certification
- Completion Time: Less than 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Georgetown College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,815 | 91% | 69% | 49% | 1060 | 22 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Georgetown College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $43,678 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $8,445 |
| 30K - 48K | $6,952 |
| 48K - 75K | $9,946 |
| 75K - 110K | $13,699 |
| 110K+ | $21,147 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Georgetown College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Georgetown College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $55,880 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Georgetown College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,578 | 1,252 | 326 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Georgetown College?
Georgetown College is located at 400 East College Street, Georgetown, KY 40324-1696.
How Safe is Georgetown College?
Relative to its enrollment, Georgetown College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Georgetown has a violent crime rate of 0.13% and a property crime rate of 1.18%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Georgetown College Known For?
Georgetown College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Sociology
- History
- Physics
- Biology
- Literature
- Political Science
- Economics
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Religious Studies
- Mathematics
- Medical
- Education
- Business
- Chemistry
- Psychology
Georgetown College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Georgetown College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Georgetown College ranks #609 in the U.S. and #2092 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #722 in the U.S. and #2158 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #874 in the U.S. and #3668 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #892 in the U.S. and #3846 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #993 in the U.S. and #2980 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1036 in the U.S. and #4453 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1050 in the U.S. and #5667 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1148 in the U.S. and #3800 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1302 in the U.S. and #4931 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1394 in the U.S. and #5817 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1399 in the U.S. and #6491 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1457 in the U.S. and #5516 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1562 in the U.S. and #5374 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1602 in the U.S. and #6298 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #1777 in the U.S. and #6437 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #2131 in the U.S. and #7442 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesGeorgetown College ranks #2476 in the U.S. and #6637 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWho Are Georgetown College's Most Influential Alumni?
Georgetown College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and History. Here are some of Georgetown College's most famous alumni:
- Scott Pruitt
- A 14th Administrator of the EPA. Scott Pruitt is former Attorney General from Oklahoma.
- James C. Klotter
- A Kentucky historian.
- Patrick Francis Healy
- An American Jesuit educator .
- Jacqueline Taylor
- An American writer.
- Steven Curtis Chapman
- An American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter.
- Red Foley
- An American country musician .
- Gary Bauer
- A Politician.
- Paul Derringer
- An American baseball player .
- Woo Chia-wei
- A President of the hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology.
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- An American country singer and actor.
- Joe Dan Osceola
- A Seminole chief.
- W. Conway Pierce
- An American chemist.
