Outcomes
Earnings trajectory
Earnings across the first decade (P25 / median / P75)
Median earnings · 10yr
$44,433
Cost-adjusted: $45,784
Median debt (completers)
$24,499
Debt/earnings ratio: 0.55
3-yr default rate
0.2%
- • Federal default rate 0.2% — well below national average.
- • Debt-to-10yr-income ratio 0.55 — heavy debt relative to post-grad earnings.
Independent ROI ranking
Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce ranked this school #2,906 of 4,419 US colleges by 40-year return on investment — the net present value of attending after costs.
10-year NPV
$77,000
20-year NPV
$340,000
40-year NPV
$734,000
Georgetown University CEW, Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)