Outcomes
Earnings trajectory
Earnings across the first decade (P25 / median / P75)
Median earnings · 10yr
$48,309
Cost-adjusted: $44,764
Median debt (completers)
$24,750
Debt/earnings ratio: 0.51
3-yr default rate
0.3%
Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights)
Mobility rate
2.8%
Bottom → top quintile
Access Q1
12.0%
% from bottom quintile
Success rate Q1
23.0%
Q1 students reaching Q5
- • Federal default rate 0.3% — well below national average.
- • Debt-to-10yr-income ratio 0.51 — heavy debt relative to post-grad earnings.
Independent ROI ranking
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce ranked this school #1,597 of 4,419 US colleges by 40-year return on investment — the net present value of attending after costs.
10-year NPV
$98,000
20-year NPV
$426,000
40-year NPV
$917,000
Georgetown University CEW, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)