Outcomes
Earnings trajectory
Earnings across the first decade (P25 / median / P75)
Median earnings · 10yr
$36,624
Cost-adjusted: $35,416
Median debt (completers)
$30,063
Debt/earnings ratio: 0.82
3-yr default rate
0.0%
Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights)
Mobility rate
2.5%
Bottom → top quintile
Access Q1
31.7%
% from bottom quintile
Success rate Q1
8.0%
Q1 students reaching Q5
- • Federal default rate 0.0% — well below national average.
- • Debt-to-10yr-income ratio 0.82 — heavy debt relative to post-grad earnings.
Independent ROI ranking
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce ranked this school #3,113 of 4,419 US colleges by 40-year return on investment — the net present value of attending after costs.
10-year NPV
$47,000
20-year NPV
$310,000
40-year NPV
$703,000
Georgetown University CEW, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)